Mona Minim and the Smell of the Sun
Janet Frame
A house ant gets taken by the garden ants when she wanders away from her nest and her advice when she returns home is that everyone must see the world for himself.
Read Time: ~5.3 hr
Laurie
by Elfi Nijssen & [ (2010)
About this book
Laurie is a special girl. She doesn't hear well and that can be hard sometimes. She doesn't always understand what other people say and playing with other children can be difficult. Luckily there's the ear doctor. He examines Laurie's ears and gives her hearing aids. Laurie's inability to hear well makes her feel different from the other children until she visits the doctor and is given hearing aids.
Setting / LocationGlobal
Story EraModern Era
Protagonist / CoreLaurie Lead Character
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