The Butterfly Cage

Joy, Heartache, and Corruption: Teaching While Deaf in a California Public School

by Rachel Zemach

Black cover of The butterfly cage. Title and Author name are in yellow. There is a painted butterfly on the front drawn by Nancy Rourke. It is colored in shades of blue, yellow and red.


“If you want to know the truth about Deaf life, read this book. It shows in a very personal and intimate way how Deaf live in a hearing world. Rachel tells what the reality really is through this autobiographical book that takes you by the hand and leads you through the wonders, the tough times, the challenging times, and those times that make a heart soar. The Butterfly Cage is an incredibly deep and honest dive into Deaf culture. I highly recommend this book and couldn’t put it down. Very well written!!”

    – Constance

A monarch butterfly sits on a yellow flower.