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In her notebook, Amelia records meeting her new neighbor, eleven-year-old Enzo, who makes cool rockets and is deaf. After a scary asthma attack leaves Amelia speechless for a while, she understands Enzo's feelings even more, and the two make sign language flashcards together (the book contains thirty-two to cut out and use). Moss's childlike yet sophisticated cartoons add substantially to the text.