Book Description
for Macy McMillan and the Rainbow Goddess by Shari Green
From The United States Board on Books for Young People (USBBY)
It is the end of sixth grade for Macy and things are not going well. Her mother is getting married and their house is being sold. Now she will have a step-father and two step brothers. If things are not bad enough, then her mother asks her to help out her elderly next door neighbor Iris, but Iris does not know sign language and Macy is deaf. It seems Iris and Macy will never be able to communicate, but with persistence and friendship anything is possible
Winner of the 2018 ALA Schneider Family Middle School Books Award.
Author has won awards for her middle grade novels in verse.
English. Originally published in Canada by Pajama Press in 2017.
© USBBY, 2022. Used with permission.