Leading Ladies

Leading Ladies

<b>"It doesn't make sense to me...in the book, Dorothy is a girl who can hear and talk - and Toto is a little dog. So I'm sorry - but I just don't see a Dorothy who's deaf and talks with her hands and has a great big dog for Toto!"</b> <BR> <BR> Megan's fourth-grade class is putting on their own original musical based on the book <i>The Wizard of Oz</i>, and Megan wants to be the star of the show and play Dorothy. Since she's deaf, she will sign the songs for her audition. However, a problem develops when Lizzie, her best friend from camp, transfers from her all-deaf school to Megan's class - and signs the same two songs that Megan was going to do! Luckily, Megan has some other ideas up her sleeve... <BR> <BR> Academy Award-winning actress Marlee Matlin and Doug Cooney follow <i>Deaf Child Crossing</i> and <i>Nobody's Perfect</i> with this winning story that perfectly captures the humor, joys, and frustration of childhood friendships.