I'm Not Really Deaf; I Just Faked

I've Always Wanted To Write A Book Relating My Experiences Growing Up As A Deaf Child In Chicago. Contrary To What People Might Think, It Wasn't All About Hearing Aids And Speech Classes Or Frustrations.

I Am Writing My Second Novel For Children For Simon And Schuster.

I Learned To Speak First, And Then To Sign. I Have Never Really Known What It Was Like To Hear, So I Cant Compare Hearing Aids To Normal Hearing.

We Had A Dog, Apples. He Was 13 Years Old, Toothless, Blind And Had The Worst Breath This Side Of Jabba The Hut. But He Was The Sweetest Dog, And I Cried And Cried When He Died.

I Got A Good Handshake. A Lot Of Executives Tell Me I Have The Best Handshake In Hollywood.