Jody

Wishing Star #27

by Deborah Kent

Jody becomes frightened by her suspicions that she is going deaf and attempts to hide her problem from her family and boyfriend.

Genres: Young Adult

192 pages, Paperback

First published February 1, 1980

About the author

Deborah Kent was born in Glen Ridge, New Jersey, and grew up in nearby Little Falls. She graduated from Oberlin College and received a master's degree from Smith College School for Social Work. For four years, she was a social worker at University Settlement House on New York's Lower East Side. In 1975, Ms. Kent moved to San Miguel de Allende, Mexico, where she wrote her first young-adult novel, Belonging. In San Miguel, Ms. Kent helped to found the Centro de Crecimiento, a school for children with disabilities. Ms. Kent is the author of numerous young-adult novels and nonfiction titles for children. She lives in Chicago with her husband, children's author R. Conrad Stein, and their daughter, Janna.

Reviews

[Nattie · Rating 3 out of 5]

I was collecting the series anyway, but was especially drawn to the cover since it features Lauren Koslow also known as Kate on Days of Our Lives.

Jody was not the best book I have read from Deborah Kent, but it was still pretty good. I thought Jody was whiny and I didn't like how she refused to reach out for help. The story became repetitive as Jody continuously worried about her hearing while naming all the reasons it would be better if she kept the loss a secret.

[Norianna Burton · Rating 3 out of 5]

It was a simple, short and sweet book. Story was good, I just got mad at Jody for not telling anyone that she was hard of hearing right away haha.

[Emily · Rating 3 out of 5]

This book is about a girl who thinks she is going deaf after sounds become fainter to her. So she changes her personality into a girl who sometimes daydreams and giggles a lot and doesn't pay attention to cover up for not hearing some parts of conversations. It doesn't work very long for her to hide it and she has to find out if she is going to lose her hearing. This book is a quick read for a rainy day. An okay book not great.