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Give Me a Sign

by Anna Sortino

Finding a place in the Deaf community

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AlbakiReads Editorial

Finding a place in the Deaf community

Lilah’s summer job as a counselor at a camp for deaf and blind young people gives her a practical reason to strengthen her American Sign Language, while also bringing her into a community she has struggled to claim as her own. Her hearing loss leaves her feeling caught between Deaf and hearing expectations; the camp setting puts that uncertainty alongside the responsibilities of caring for campers, new friendships, and a developing romance with fellow counselor Isaac. The book connects first love with questions of identity, belonging, and self-acceptance, with Deaf community and signing central to Lilah’s experience.

Good fit for readers who enjoy

  • Teen and young adult readers interested in romance alongside questions of identity and belonging.
  • Readers seeking fiction centered on hearing loss, Deaf community, and American Sign Language.
  • Readers interested in a summer-camp setting with counselor and camper dynamics.

Themes

Deaf identity and communityHearing lossAmerican Sign LanguageFirst loveSelf-acceptance and belonging

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Book overview

In this big-hearted young adult romance, a camp counselor embraces first love and self-acceptance as she finds her place in the Deaf community.

"Proves love is a universal language."--Kasie West, author of Sunkissed and The Fill-In Boyfriend

"A beautifully nuanced representation of Deaf culture and what it means to find your voice in a society that doesn't want to listen."--Aiden Thomas, New York Times bestselling author of Cemetery Boys

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 the world's expectations. But this summer, Lilah is ready for a change.

When Lilah becomes a counselor at a summer camp for the deaf and blind, her plan is to brush up on her ASL. Once there, she also finds a community. There are cute British lifeguards who break hearts but not rules, a YouTuber who's just a bit desperate for clout, the campers Lilah's responsible for (and overwhelmed by)--and then there's Isaac, the dreamy Deaf counselor who volunteers to help Lilah with her signing.

Romance was never on the agenda, and Lilah's not positive Isaac likes her that way. But all signs seem to point to love. Unless she's reading them wrong? One thing's for sure: Lilah wanted change, and things here . . . they're certainly different than what she's used to.
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