Phyllis Limbacher Tildes

Tim did not make me like his behavior at the beginning of the story, because of how he expressed himself about Maria, a young girl who is hearing impaired. As the story continued, I learned that he was able to have an open mind and try his best to understand Maria's world. Maria was a fascinating little girl. Even though Tim had unkind moments with her, she never stopped being kind and reliable. She was positive, sweet, and helpful in different situations in the story. Maria taught Tim sign language, and eventually, they became great friends. I will be reading this book to my classroom tomorrow because it teaches children to be kind and respectful of others despite any differences.… (more)

I really enjoyed this book. This book was about a boy who moved towns, and he was not very happy about it. He met a girl, Maria, who was deaf. Tim was not happy that the first person he met was a girl, and he couldn't even talk to her. After a while, they were in the same class, and Maria tried to be his friend. They got paired together in class, and he was unhappy about it. He had to go to her house to work together, and he started to warm up to her. At school, they performed the play, and the crowd cheered. They became friends, and Maria signed 'friends' to him, and they were friends after all. I like the way the author shows that deafness is not a bad thing, and you can indeed communicate with deaf people, even though they cannot speak.… (more)