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Title: Give Me a Sign
Author: Anna Sortino
Publisher: Putnam Young Readers
Category: Young adult
Genre: Contemporary, romance
Release date: July 11, 2023
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Synopsis: “A girl finds a community–and love–over the course of one summer in this joyful, wholesome YA romance that celebrates Deaf pride. Think CODA meets Jenny Han!
Lilah is tired of being stuck in the middle. At least, that’s what having a hearing loss seems like sometimes–when you don’t feel “deaf enough” to identify as Deaf or hearing enough to meet the world’s expectations.
Ready for a change, Lilah becomes a counselor at a summer camp for the deaf and blind, where she plans to brush up on her ASL. There, she also finds a community. There are British lifeguards, who are very cute and very hard to understand; a YouTuber, who’s just a bit desperate for clout; the campers Lilah’s responsible for (and maybe a bit overwhelmed by)–and there’s Isaac, the dreamy Deaf counselor who volunteers to help Lilah with her signing.
Romance was neveron the agenda, and Lilah’s not positive Isaac likes her that way. But all signs seem to point to love–unless Lilah’s reading them wrong? One thing’s for sure: Lilah wanted change, and things here . . . they’re definitely different than she’s used to.”
- I can always get on board with a contemporary YA romance, and I love that this one also celebrated Deaf pride.
- I’m always trying to read more books with disability rep, and I have already heard amazing things about this one.
- As a teen services librarian, I’m always looking for more YA books with Deaf rep to add to my library’s collection!
- Honestly, just look at that cover! So wholesome! So cute! So perfect!
- It’s being pitched as similar to Jenny Han, which will honestly get me to read anything.
Is Give Me a Sign on your TBR?
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