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3.5 rounded up to 4. Loved learning about the deaf community and that is really the strength of this novel. Opened my eyes to things I hadn’t had exposure to. But the ending felt very rushed and off-kilter to me. Enjoyed the read overall but wish the ending had been handled differently.
There are not a lot of books with hearing impaired or deaf main characters, so I appreciate when there is one, but this one also gives insight in to their rich culture and community. I like that this give us so many perspectives - a family that is almost completely deaf and very proud, a headmistress who is not deaf but her mother is and has such a deep understanding and love for the community, a girl who has felt "broken" her whole life because she's never been allowed a community that was like
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Wow, what a fascinating story, I've never read anything like this and I really enjoyed getting this kind of insight into the Deaf community.
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This is told from the perspective of students at Deaf school (primarily two, but a few others chime in throughout) as well as the Headmistress of the school, and is interspersed throughout with explanations of ASL and some stories of how Deafness has been handled throughout history. It was truly eye-opening and I really learned a lot, in addition to enjoyi ...more
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This is told from the perspective of students at Deaf school (primarily two, but a few others chime in throughout) as well as the Headmistress of the school, and is interspersed throughout with explanations of ASL and some stories of how Deafness has been handled throughout history. It was truly eye-opening and I really learned a lot, in addition to enjoyi ...more
A well-written novel that I couldn't quite decide if it was for adults or young adults novel. Either way, the story was engaging and I found myself rooting for all of the characters. It is the story of the students at River Valley School for the Deaf. Charlie is a girl who is just entering deaf school as a junior (I think) and has never lived in the deaf world before. Austin comes from a long line of deaf family members and befriends Charlie, helping her to assimilate into deaf culture and learn
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This book really makes you think about Deaf culture and who should make decisions and how for minors especially. The author met our book club on Zoom with even more information and really helped us all think about language acquisition and lack thereof.
Actually 4.5. Very good book. Enjoyed learning about Deaf culture. Cared about the characters in the book.
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