Everyone dies, someday and somehow. Sixteen year old Allie is dying of cancer. More than anything, she wants to be a normal teenager. But pretending is exhausting and the lies pile up. With a chance at first love and true friends, Allie must choose between maintaining the pretence or risking everything with the truth. Can Allie open her heart and embrace love? If you liked 'The Fault in Our Stars' by John Green or 'A Walk to Remember' by Nicholas Sparks, you'll love Awakening to Life.

STORY IS BEING RE-WRITTEN HERE! --> http://www.wattpad.com/17856153-color-me-deaf-re-writing?d=ud#.UaWFP0DyKa8 Extremely talented artist, Maxus Slayer, was born deaf; refusing to use sign language he reads lips. After being home schooled for the first sixteen years of his life, his mom finally decides to send him to a public high school. High school life doesnt go as he plans and he does whatever he can to try and escape it. He uses his artistic talent to release the emotions hidden inside of him. But what happens when that art is taken from him? Will he be able to survive the long high school days alone? Or will he catch the eyes of someone he thought would be the last person to fall for him.