Posts tagged young adult
Commentary: Pet by Akwaeke Emezi

I've been on the hunt lately for books written by and/or about Deaf and HOH characters, or any character who signs to communicate. Jam is not Deaf or HOH. She signs because she wants to and chooses to. She voices (or speaks out loud) sometimes, and more as the story progresses and the drama intensifies, but the culture of signing is present and alive in her relationships with other characters.

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Commentary: Quiver by Julia Watts

One of my favorites of 2019, set in rural East Tennessee, Quiver is a young adult, coming-of-age tale of friendship from opposite ends of the political spectrum.

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