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4.11 AVERAGE
4.11 AVERAGE
Give me a Sign moved me to laughter and tears. this young adult story offered a wonderful plot and created colourful and interesting characters that live full lives outside of camp. the camp is a wonderful opportunity to learn about other people's experiences who have similar lives to the main character. As someone born with severe and progressive hearing loss, it is interesting and frustrating to see the ways that her life is still centered on hearing. her family mainstreams herself and her brother instead of introducing them to death culture aside from sending her to camp for one summer. this summer presents an opportunity to explore the deaf culture and find her identity.
funny
hopeful
informative
inspiring
fast-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:
Yes
funny
hopeful
lighthearted
relaxing
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
adventurous
informative
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:
No
Content Warnings
Graphic: Ableism
Moderate: Alcohol
Minor: Vomit, Injury/Injury detail
emotional
funny
hopeful
informative
reflective
relaxing
slow-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
“Being deaf isn’t something that needs to be fixed.”
This book started out a little slow but once it picked up I really enjoyed it. I learned a lot when many things were very relatable to me as a disabled person. I will definitely be picking up Anna Sortino’s next book!
This book started out a little slow but once it picked up I really enjoyed it. I learned a lot when many things were very relatable to me as a disabled person. I will definitely be picking up Anna Sortino’s next book!
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
this was such a great read, and also such an important one! if you’re looking for a book with a deaf MC, check this book out!
first of all, i loved lilah. while i can’t relate to her not feeling like she belongs in either the death or hearing worlds, i can relate to that sentiment in general, and it was great seeing her start to figure out where she belongs while also highlighting the ways in which the world unfortunately doesn’t do enough to support deaf and hard of hearing people. in gender studies class we often discuss how according to social construct theories, disability is caused by society not providing the supports necessary to create ability, and that was really clear in this book, with the lack of resources and education of the police, some of the parents, etc.
i also really liked how the author portrayed lilah’s deafness using missing words when she couldn’t hear something because it really communicated lilah’s frustration and helped the reader understand to a certain degree, what she was feeling.
the first love aspect of this book was also very cute! and i loved all of the friendships between lilah and the other counsellors as well as some of the little campers!
my carrd ❦
first of all, i loved lilah. while i can’t relate to her not feeling like she belongs in either the death or hearing worlds, i can relate to that sentiment in general, and it was great seeing her start to figure out where she belongs while also highlighting the ways in which the world unfortunately doesn’t do enough to support deaf and hard of hearing people. in gender studies class we often discuss how according to social construct theories, disability is caused by society not providing the supports necessary to create ability, and that was really clear in this book, with the lack of resources and education of the police, some of the parents, etc.
i also really liked how the author portrayed lilah’s deafness using missing words when she couldn’t hear something because it really communicated lilah’s frustration and helped the reader understand to a certain degree, what she was feeling.
the first love aspect of this book was also very cute! and i loved all of the friendships between lilah and the other counsellors as well as some of the little campers!
✧･ﾟ: *✧･ﾟ:* *:･ﾟ✧*:･ﾟ✧
my carrd ❦
adventurous
medium-paced
emotional
funny
hopeful
informative
inspiring
reflective
fast-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
This was so freaking cute. I adore this book. I honestly was drawn in by the cover because hello? it is so beautiful. But I stayed for the story. I easily fell in love with these characters. I was rooting for all of them, but especially Lilah and Isaac. They are just so cute together. Their love is pure. They are such caring people. I loved watching them fall in love. This whole book was just perfect. I loved it so much.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Ableism
Moderate: Police brutality
Minor: Blood, Vomit, Alcohol