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Books about Deafness, Deaf Authors, and Deaf Culture

In honor of Deaf Awareness Month this September, explore a curated collection of books that highlight Deaf history, culture, authors, characters, and the Deaf experience.

Alameda County Library

14 items

  • Proud to Be Deaf

    Discover My Community and My Language

    Beese, Ava,
    Book, 2017London : Wayland, 2017 — J362.42 BEESE
  • Book, 2009New York : Simon Spotlight Entertainment, 2009 — B MATLIN,M
  • A Loss for Words

    the Story of Deafness in a Family

    Walker, Lou Ann,
    Book, 1987New York : HarperPerennial, 1987 — 362.42092 WALKER
  • Cookie Friends

    Our Friend Luis Is Deaf

    McDonald, Kirsten,
    Easy Reader, 2024Minneapolis, MN : Jump!, Inc., [2024] — JE MCDONALD,K
  • El Deafo

    Superpowered Edition

    Bell, Cece,
    Book, 2020New York, NY : Amulet Books, 2020 — JB BELL,C
  • Book, 2019New York : Delacorte Press, [2019] — J KELLY,L
  • Book, 2015[Salt Lake City, UT] : Shadow Mountain, [2015] — Fiction LYTTON,D
  • Book, 1994Boston : Houghton Mifflin, 1994 — 371.912 COHEN
  • The Sound of Silence

    Growing Up Hearing With Deaf Parents

    Uhlberg, Myron,
    Book, 2019Chicago, Illinois : Albert Whitman & Company, 2019 — JB UHLBERG,M
  • Wonderstruck

    a Novel in Words and Pictures

    Selznick, Brian
    Book, 2011New York : Scholastic Press, 2011 — J SELZNICK,B
  • Large Print, 2022Waterville, ME : Thorndike Press, a part of Gale, a Cengage Company, 2022 — LT Fiction NOVIC,S