Help me finally figure out what book this is!
June 18, 2010 7:50 PM   Subscribe

BookFilter: YA book where a girl contracts meningitis (???) and ends up going deaf.

I remember reading a book when I was young about a girl who contracted (what I think is) meningitis. After she recovered, she ended up going deaf. There may or may not have been a scene where she talks to her boyfriend while they sit in a pile of fallen leaves; she also may or may not have been wearing a sweatshirt in that scene.

(If the boyfriend+leaves scene is in a different book, I'd love to know what that book is as well.)

I don't remember the title or author's name. I don't recall what age I was at the time and read very far above my grade level, so I can't narrow it down by difficulty. I can tell you it would have to be at least 15-18 years ago that I read it, but no more than 25.

Please help me get this figured out, it's been bugging me for about ten years!
posted by Heretical to Media & Arts (4 answers total)
 
Best answer: Belonging?
posted by karminai at 8:24 PM on June 18, 2010


Best answer: The boyfriend and leaves scene may possibly be from The Girl On The Milk Carton.
posted by lhall at 8:43 PM on June 18, 2010


Response by poster: Exactly what I was looking for -- thanks to both of you! I sense a trip to the library tomorrow...
posted by Heretical at 9:23 PM on June 18, 2010


Oops, make that The FACE On The Milk Carton...!
posted by lhall at 6:11 PM on June 19, 2010


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