Deaf Literature

I has been a fun time finding some of the references for this final project for this literature class. There are many books out there that show deafness or explain what it is and the tools associated with it (hearing aids, cochlear implants, interpreters) but finding good books written from an insiders perspective that has some merit has proven to be a little more difficult. There has been some books written that just have a deaf character put in there but without any good information about that character; like how or why they are deaf, what method do they use to communicate? Finally, after searching for "literature with deaf characters" I found several websites that mention lists of books that are suitable for research purposes. One site was a blog from a masters graduate that has some good information about deaf character books and some interviews with several authors. If you want to check it out it is at Deaf Characters in Adolescent Literature at http://pajka.blogspot.com
She has some interesting stuff on there.