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Item Information       Summary     More Content     More by this author     Rarus, Brandi.     Subjects     Rarus, Zoe.     Rarus, Brandi.     Deaf women -- United States -- Biography.     Deaf children -- United States.     Deafness.     Adoption -- United States.     Browse Catalog     by author:      Rarus, Brandi.       by title:      Finding Zoe [electro...         MARC Display

Finding Zoe [electronic resource] : a deaf woman's story of identity, love, and adoption / Brandi Rarus and Gail Harris. by Rarus, Brandi. New York : BenBella Books, Inc., 2014. Subjects Rarus, Zoe.   Rarus, Brandi.   Deaf women -- United States -- Biography.   Deaf children -- United States.   Deafness.   Adoption -- United States. Electronic Resource http://hawaii.lib.overdrive.com/ContentDetails.htm?ID=8B4C1003-7D29-41B7-8CFC-8006500AC823 This title is available online; click here to access Electronic Resource https://samples.overdrive.com/finding-zoe-8b4c10?.epub-sample.overdrive.com Electronic Resource http://images.contentreserve.com/ImageType-100/1486-1/{8B4C1003-7D29-41B7-8CFC-8006500AC823}Img100.jpg ISBN:  9781940363455 (electronic bk.) 1940363454 (electronic bk.) Description:  1 online resource (273 p.) : ill. Requests:  0 Summary:  "Four-month old Zoe was gradually losing her hearing. Her adoptive parents loved her-yet agonized- feeling they couldn't handle raising a deaf child. Would Zoe go back into the welfare system and spend her childhood hoping to find parents willing to adopt her? Or would Zoe be the long-sought answer to a mother's prayers? Brandi Rarus was just 6 when spinal meningitis took away her hearing. Because she spoke well and easily adjusted to lip reading, she was mainstreamed at school and socialized primarily in the hearing community. Brandi was a popular and happy teen, but communication-and being fully part of every conversation-was an ongoing struggle. In college, Brandi embraced Deaf Culture along with the joys of complete and effortless communication with her peers. For the first time, being deaf wasn't a handicap; it was a passport to a new and exciting world. Brandi went on to become Miss Deaf America in 1988 and served as a spokesperson for her community. It was during her tenure as Miss Deaf America that Brandi met Tim, a leader of the Gallaudet uprising in support of selecting the school's first deaf president. The two went on to marry and had three hearing boys-the first non-deaf children born in Tim's family in 125 years. Brandi was incredibly grateful to have her happy and healthy family, but she couldn't shake the feeling that something was missing from her life. She had always dreamed she would have a daughter. Little did she know that just across the state line, Zoe was waiting for her. Set against the backdrop of Deaf America, Finding Zoe is an uplifting story of hope, adoption, and everyday miracles. "--   Copy/Holding information No Item Information

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