Nobody's Perfect

Deaf Child Crossing #2

by Marlee Matlin, Doug Cooney

Megan has spent forever planning her positively purple birthday sleepover. She's even made glittery purple invitations for every girl in her class. Then a new girl, Alexis Powell, joins their class. Alexis seems perfect: She's smart, pretty, and rules the soccer games on the playground. But no matter how hard Megan tries to be a friend to Alexis, the new girl is aloof or rude. At first Megan thinks Alexis is shy. Then Megan starts to fear that Alexis is treating her differently because she's deaf. When the girls are forced to collaborate on a science fair project, Megan learns the truth -- and realizes that nobody's perfect.

Once again Marlee Matlin draws on experiences from her own childhood to tell Megan's story. In this funny, poignant book, readers will root for Megan, a spirited young girl who doesn't let anything stand in her way.

Genres: Middle Grade, Autistic Spectrum Disorder, Childrens, Realistic Fiction, School, Fiction

240 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 2006

About the author

Marlee Matlin, deaf since she was eighteen months old, won the Academy Award and Golden Globe Award for Best Actress for her role in Children of a Lesser God. She was also nominated for Emmy Awards for her performances in Seinfeld, Picket Fences, The Practice and Law And Order: SVU. Marlee also guest starred on ABCs award winning Desperate Housewives, My Name is Earl and CSI: New York. In 2007 Marlee joined the cast of Showtimes cutting edge drama The L Word. Marlee is the author of the childrens books Deaf Child Crossing and Nobody's Perfect. She is affiliated with a number of charities primarily benefiting children. Marlee lives in the Los Angeles area with her husband and their four children.

Reviews

[Disability in Kidlit]

The main character is deaf, as is the author. A secondary character is autistic.

[Hannah · Rating 5 out of 5]

the best book ever! everyone should read it!!! i haven't read anything this good in a LONG time!

[Melissa · Rating 5 out of 5]

I love this book, it talks about friendship and most importantly that noone is perfect. The is something betterthan being just like everyone else. I learned that life is not only thinking about your future, its about knowing that everyday that goes by, your one step closer to happiness. I love this book so much, and recommend this book to everyone, it helped me understand also that being yourself and doing your best, that is what is essential in life. Nver take things for granted, because you never know when it might disappear.

[Melissa Wilson · Rating 2 out of 5]

I think I would have liked the book better if I read it as a child. I wish that autism was explained a little bit more (in children's terms of course).
A great story about a couple of 4th graders that are going to do a project together and the reader find out why one of the girls comes off as being rude.

[Kathy MacMillan · Rating 4 out of 5]

Megan can’t wait for her positively purple birthday party, but her perfect plans get derailed when a new girl, Alexis, joins her class and rebuffs Megan’s invitation and brushes off all of Megan’s attempts to be friendly. When Megan teaches Alexis’s autistic brother some basic sign language, it opens up communication with both him and Alexis.

[Atapia · Rating 5 out of 5]

this book is about a girl that loves purple!she has one year planning her purple sleepover party.then,this new girl arrives to her classroom.at the begining,megan thinks that the new girl is shy!!!But she figure out the truth!!!!

[Stephanie · Rating 3 out of 5]

Cute continuation of Matlin's earlier character, Megan. :)

[Megan · Rating 5 out of 5]

Such a good book! Especialy if you like sign language. (like me.)

[Julie · Rating 4 out of 5]

Much better than the first in the Megan series! Doug Cooney's coauthorship has made for a much better read. A good look into the life of a "normal deaf" tween.

[Kayla · Rating 3 out of 5]

super super good so far!!!

[Lindsay · Rating 4 out of 5]

This is the companion book to Deaf Child Crossing, it is also the prequal to leading ladies.

[Fatima · Rating 5 out of 5]

this book is good people who are intrested in info/nonfiction are the one who are going to enjoy it the most

[Tricia · Rating 5 out of 5]

Well, I read this book in the 4th grade and I loved it! It is very well-written, and I recomend it!

[Abbie · Rating 5 out of 5]

this was written before hannah montana and has nothing to do with her.

[Sue · Rating 3 out of 5]

A fun story for young readers about friendship.

[Jordan]

almost all of my friends have recommended this book.as far as i have gotten it is soooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo good.

[Sarah W · Rating 3 out of 5]

This is the sequel to Deaf Child Crossing.It think that this one is actually better than the first.

[Shelby Keller · Rating 5 out of 5]

i love the marlee matlin books!

[Ann Ranger · Rating 5 out of 5]

I really enjoyed reading this book! Its all about a girl named megan who is deaf and she has this one girl who is kind of rude to her because of it.

[Lizzie · Rating 4 out of 5]

I loved this book about a deaf girl who has a girl who is kinda rude to her because of it.

[Kathrine · Rating 5 out of 5]

This book was really awsome! I love how the girl in it is deaf but she never gives up!

[Jenna · Rating 5 out of 5]

Nobody's perfect is about a girl named Megan and she is deaf.

[Allie · Rating 3 out of 5]

A truly inspiring story about a deaf girl!

[Bec · Rating 4 out of 5]

Another great book by Marlee, this one tackles making new friends, and how to deal with people who are a bit "different" from us. Done in a nice way - looking forward to the next one

[Eddiliana · Rating 5 out of 5]

I really like reading the body by Nobody perfect. I never heard about Nobody Perfect it.

[Amanda · Rating 5 out of 5]

I learned that it is okay to tell a secret to your best friend.

[Ericka · Rating 4 out of 5]

Even with a loss of hearing, deaf people still have a pretty normal.

[Elliot Wordsworth · Rating 2 out of 5]

It's a chapter book for elementary schoolers I loved it when I was little, but now not so much, because it is far below my reading level. It's great because it showcases disabilities of multiple kinds in a way kids can understand, albeit that way is overly simplified for older readers. It also focuses on the theme of how humans perceive (and misperceive) others. A very nostalgic read.

[Jill CD · Rating 3 out of 5]

A cute story for 3rd or 4th graders.

[Kat]

Loved this book!!!!