Table of contents : ""Cover"" ""Title Page"" ""Copyright Page"" ""Dedication"" ""Contents"" ""Preface"" ""Acknowledgments"" ""Introduction for Parents"" ""Part One: Making Sense of a Silent World"" ""Chapter 1: A New Plan"" ""Chapter 2: The Language of Life"" ""Chapter 3: Doing What Works"" ""Chapter 4: Band of Brothers"" ""Chapter 5: Keeping the Faith"" ""Chapter 6: Practical Matters"" ""Part Two: School Days in St. Louis"" ""Chapter 1: Leaving Home"" ""Chapter 2: Turning the Page"" ""Chapter 3: The Year of Terror"" ""Chapter 4: Humor and Hurts"" ""Chapter 5: Expecting the Best"" ""Part Three: The Times They Were A-Changin'""""Chapter 1: The Ugly Side"" ""Chapter 2: Communication Choices"" ""Chapter 3: Lessons on Life and Death"" ""Chapter 4: The University of Life"" ""Part Four: Preparing for a Hearing World"" ""Chapter 1: The Struggle for Independence"" ""Chapter 2: Language, Language, Language"" ""Chapter 3: Role Models "" ""Chapter 4: Adventures in Scouting"" ""Chapter 5: New Skills and Old Blocks"" ""Part 5: A New Life at Lincoln"" ""Chapter 1: Into the Mainstream"" ""Chapter 2: My Teachers"" ""Chapter 3: Surviving Schoolwork"" ""Chapter 4: Dance Moves""""Chapter 5: Communication Challenges"" ""Chapter 6: Teaching the Hearing"" ""Part Six: On My Way"" ""Chapter 1: A New Start"" ""Chapter 2: Making Sense of the Social Life"" ""Chapter 3: Educating the Ignorant"" ""Chapter 4: More Communication Challenges"" ""Chapter 5: Accepting Yourself"" ""Chapter 6: A Matter of Perspecive"" ""Chapter 7: The Future Beckons"" ""Part Seven: Antioch"" ""Chapter 1: Human Connection"" ""Chapter 2: Letting Go"" ""Chapter 3: Taking the Initiative"" ""Chapter 4: Motivated to Succeed"" ""Chapter 5: A New Path"" ""Part Eight: Lasting Impact""""Chapter 1: Joining the Ranks"" ""Chapter 2: Answers"" ""Chapter 3: Pushing Through"" ""Chapter 4: The Naive Professor"" ""Chapter 5: Becoming Savvy"" ""Chapter 6: Home""