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4.11 AVERAGE
4.11 AVERAGE
funny
hopeful
informative
inspiring
lighthearted
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
Give Me a Sign has such a wide representation of Deaf culture and experiences. It's emersive as well as educational. Anna Sortino uses her own experiences growing up as hard of hearing to create an amazing novel and relatable characters.
i’m lowkey in love with isaac. idk what she put in that character but i literally had a dream about him soooo
really good, great representation, cute story, cute setting. my only critique is that it’s really preachy and in your face about it. every other page it mentions that lilah feels she isn’t enough of one or the other, or just says something like “because people don’t know that’s what D/deaf people deal with” without much subtlety. but the nuance was absolutely there (per the author being Deaf herself.
4.5/5⭐️
really good, great representation, cute story, cute setting. my only critique is that it’s really preachy and in your face about it. every other page it mentions that lilah feels she isn’t enough of one or the other, or just says something like “because people don’t know that’s what D/deaf people deal with” without much subtlety. but the nuance was absolutely there (per the author being Deaf herself.
4.5/5⭐️
“I know who I am. I don't need to be more hearing or prove my deafness.
I can bring both worlds together. Just being myself, I'm complete.”
God I have no words to express how amazing this book was!
This was such a wonderful story that opened the boarders to a conversation that I didn’t know there was more to. I loved educating myself in this topic and I’m very excited to continue my studies in ASL.
I loved how flawed Lilah was but I also loved how she was very passionated about stuff, I can’t imagen what being deaf is like but I couldn’t speak English when I first got to the USA and I remember those barriers. I do wish we had seen more of her friendships and Isaac but again it was such a good story.
Truly the romance of the year! What an incredible story
I can bring both worlds together. Just being myself, I'm complete.”
God I have no words to express how amazing this book was!
This was such a wonderful story that opened the boarders to a conversation that I didn’t know there was more to. I loved educating myself in this topic and I’m very excited to continue my studies in ASL.
I loved how flawed Lilah was but I also loved how she was very passionated about stuff, I can’t imagen what being deaf is like but I couldn’t speak English when I first got to the USA and I remember those barriers. I do wish we had seen more of her friendships and Isaac but again it was such a good story.
Truly the romance of the year! What an incredible story
informative
lighthearted
medium-paced
emotional
hopeful
informative
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
informative
inspiring
lighthearted
Cute and informative of dead culture. Light-hearted and nostalgic camp vibes. the police scene was a bit of a sudden shock
Content Warnings
Graphic: Police brutality
relaxing
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Give Me a Sign was really a “trying to figure myself out” story for Lilah. She’s hard of hearing but struggles feeling she doesn’t fit anywhere: too hearing for the Deaf community, too deaf for the hearing community. So she’s actively trying to make a change by working as a junior counselor at a summer camp for deaf and blind kids.
I really felt for Lilah. She’s behind on her ASL because her family doesn’t use it. They just rely on her hearing aids and her lip reading; and I definitely can understand how exclusive that feels, like she can’t even communicate in her own home. I also thought Give Me a Sign did a great job showing the difficulties the Deaf community can have when trying to do basic tasks in the hearing world.
But the romance in the story felt pretty contrived (instalove, anyone?). And there was a lot of virtue signalling; I almost felt like I was being lectured about how terrible hearing people can be. Despite that, I thought Give Me a Sign was a really cute story and I enjoyed it. I’m always glad to see more diverse representation and I’d be happy to read more from Anna Sortino.
Thank you to Penguin Young Readers Group for the review copy.
I really felt for Lilah. She’s behind on her ASL because her family doesn’t use it. They just rely on her hearing aids and her lip reading; and I definitely can understand how exclusive that feels, like she can’t even communicate in her own home. I also thought Give Me a Sign did a great job showing the difficulties the Deaf community can have when trying to do basic tasks in the hearing world.
But the romance in the story felt pretty contrived (instalove, anyone?). And there was a lot of virtue signalling; I almost felt like I was being lectured about how terrible hearing people can be. Despite that, I thought Give Me a Sign was a really cute story and I enjoyed it. I’m always glad to see more diverse representation and I’d be happy to read more from Anna Sortino.
Thank you to Penguin Young Readers Group for the review copy.
funny
hopeful
informative
inspiring
reflective
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
N/A
emotional
funny
hopeful
informative
inspiring
reflective
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes