Hurt Go Happy
Publisher
Tom Doherty Associates
Publication Year
2006
ISBN
9780765314420
Pages
272 pages
Genre
realism
Format
novel
Item Type
Fiction
Annotation
When thirteen-year-old Joey Willis, deaf since the age of six, meets Dr. Charles Mansell and his chimpanzee Sukari, who use sign language, her world blooms with possibilities but that of the chimp begins to narrow.
Grade Level
6-8; 9-12
Lexile Measure
870L
Diversity Topics
Family Relationships; Disability and Health; Step parent; Family violence; Physical disability; step father; abusive father; deaf; deaf teenager
Main Character
female teenager
Race/Ethnicities
White
Family Formation
mother and step father
Awards
Schneider Family Book Award, 2008, Winner, Teen
Best Children's Books, 2006 Children's Book
Book Sense Great Reading Group Suggestions,
New York Public Library's 100 Titles for Reading and Sharing, 2006 Stories for Older Readers
Teachers' Choices, 2007 Advanced
Keywords
chimpanzee; animal rights; eldery; sign language; independence; friendship; school for the deaf; animal testing; lip reading
Diversity Impact
direct
STARS Citation
Rorby, Ginny, "Hurt Go Happy" (2006). Diverse Families. 1673.
https://stars.library.ucf.edu/diversefamilies/1673