Add two wonderful books to your child's library -- Deaf Child Crossing and Nobody's Perfect by Marlee Matlin.

Nobody's Perfect continues the story of Megan.  A new girl, Alexis, joins their class.  No matter How hard Megan tries to be a friend to Alexis, the new girl is aloof or rude.  Megan begins to fear that Alexis treats her differently because she's deaf.  The girls are forced to work together on a science project and Megan learns the truth and realizes that nobody's perfect.