Broken Voices is a young adult fiction read, a novel. Turn the pages and meet Ella Rose Abbott who is not your typical high school student.
Enrolling into a new school in Washington DC, brings about a lot of challenges as she tries to keep a secret hidden from her peers. She is different, even though she appears normal on the outside, looking like the rest of the 9th grade students in her class; However, her inability to speak and hear brings out the bullies around her, making her Freshman year in high school uncomfortable.
This book deals with peer pressure, bullying, being handicapped, social issues, teenage drama, and new friendships, which Ella Rose learns to cope with.
In the privacy of her home and when she is around the only person she trust at school, she can be herself with her handicap as she speaks with her hands and her broken voice.
Fitting in becomes an issue when she has to read lips and use sign language to communicate and when she stands up to her worse enemy.