Give Me a Sign

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Jenny Han meets CODA in this big-hearted YA debut about first love and Deaf pride at a summer camp.

Lilah is 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…

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1 author picked Give Me a Sign as one of their favorite books. Why do they recommend it?

Kathy MacMillan

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I have been a counselor and director at a Deaf Camp for over 20 years. Having seen how many of our campers have discovered and embraced their Deaf identities at camp, I couldn’t wait to see how Deaf author Anna Sortino tackled this story.

Lilah’s story is both effective and affecting, touching on many hot topics in the Deaf community: cochlear implants, hearing social media influencers, interactions with law enforcement, feeling “not Deaf enough”. But the story is firmly grounded in Lilah’s singular experience.

Through Lilah’s interactions with campers and counselors, Sortino highlights the diversity of the Deaf community and…

From Kathy's 3 favorite reads in 2023.