Being Jazmine

When you don't know where you belong, who are you really?

Jazmine’s deaf. And she’s getting tired. Tired of having to try hard, tired of fitting in, tired of pretending to be like everyone else. 

When Jaz goes to deaf camp, a new world opens up to her. A world where things are easier, and she finally seems to have a place.

But when you leave one world and enter another, what happens to the people you leave behind? And why is one of her new deaf friends suddenly pushed out of the group?

Which world will Jaz live in? Can she keep a foot in both? How will she figure out the best way to be Jazmine?

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Being Jazmine is the third book in Cecily Anne Paterson's Invisible series, featuring easy-to-love, hard-of-hearing teen Jazmine Crawford. The first book in the series, Invisible, was a semi-finalist in the Amazon Breakthrough Novel Award in 2014. The second, Invincible, was shortlisted in the Australian CALEB Prize in 2016.

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"Jazmine and her new friends are deaf but this is not a book about deafness. With a wonderful garden metaphor that resonates throughout the series, Being Jazmine offers believable characters and an unpredictable plot that would be perfect to add to any reading list. The series tackles teen relationships, mean girls, family secrets, fitting in, identity, and characters finding themselves."

Dr Sharon Pajka, English Professor, Gallaudet University, Washington DC

"Great Ending. What a great ending to this series. Jazmine finally finds her place in the world .... for the most part ... and comes to terms with her hearing, or lack thereof, and where it places her in her community."

"Appeals across the age generation. The appeal of this book is not only for young people, or for deaf people… it is for everyone (even my age) who have ever felt inadequate, different or out of touch with the ‘in’ things. It’s for anyone who has ever wanted to fit in, but discovered it would betray who they are, inside."

"Amazing Book! This book is such a wonderful story about a girl who uses hearing aids. I have read all of the books which are heartbreaking . I recommend this book!"

"Wonderful Story! I really enjoyed this book and it had me hooked from the beginning."

"Classic Tale of a Teen finding her Identity. This is a classic story of a young teen trying to figure out who she is because her widowed mother just remarried. Jazmine's hearing loss is handled well. I've taught at a deaf school and it rang true - realistic. Good read."

"I highly recommend this book. You are transported into the world as Jazmine sees it- an empathetic and revealing read. Couldn't put it down!"