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Abe

Jessi's Secret Language (Graphic Novel) | Ann M. Martin

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Great read based upon the book of the same name! I gave it to the federal way community centers little free library!

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lil1inblue

The Silence Between Us | Alison Gervais

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Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks Looks good 🩵 3w

Eggs Great book 👏🏻👏🏻 3w

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Karisimo

Show Me a Sign | Ann Clare LeZotte

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Eggs 🩵💙🩵 3w

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GatheringBooks

Dancing Hands: A Story of Friendship in Filipino Sign Language | Joanna Que, Charina Marquez

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#DynamicDs Day 7: I loved seeing how the two friends were able to tell each other about the things they love through their dancing hands. The Afterword provides information about Filipino Sign Language and how it is distinct from American Sign Language. People tend to assume homogeneity among the non-speaking, #differentlyabled communities, and this book shows how this is not the case. My review of this award-winning book: https://wp.me/pDlzr-r64

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Eggs Beautiful 😍 3w

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OutsmartYourShelf

The Quality of Silence: A Novel | Rosamund Lupton

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I wasn't sure whether I liked this book right from the start but there was something about it that kept me reading. It did pick up into a decent thriller apart from the absurdity of Yasmin driving an eighteen wheeler along the ice road in a heavy snow storm. Suspend your disbelief there!

OutsmartYourShelf There's more to it than a simple thriller though. It's also the story of a marriage where the couple have lost each other in their separate roles & need to find their way back to each other both metaphorically & literally.

here is also the issue of Ruby learning to live in the world & the challenges of being deaf. Having a hearing impairment myself, I thought it was well explained, bur Yasmin 4mo

OutsmartYourShelf was too focused on what she thought was best for Ruby rather than what was actually the best for her. If I never read the sayings “super-coolio“ or “awesome sauce“ again though it would be too soon. Just didn't ring true as a ten year old saying those. 3.5🌟

Full Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/1865391352
Read 9th-12th Dec 2024

3255 points (including 273 words found)

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Andrew65 Excellent 👏👏👏 Looks a good read. 4mo

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MaggieCarr

Sign of Affection 1 | Suu Morishita

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First attempt at Manga. The sign language being what drew me to it. I've read many books with sign from different cultures: Martha's Vineyard Sign, Aslan, Black sign, ASL, and now Japanese Sign. I find it absolutely fascinating. Attraction being a major theme in this series it's easy to see how facial expressions aren't just for communicating but also big "tells" in terms of holding back words/signs and still presenting as confident and curious.

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ladym30

A Sign of Affection 3 | Suu Morishita

I love this series! I saw the anime, and it was so beautiful!! I am new to manga and anime, and I cannot stop reading or watching.❤️❤️❤️

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Mrs_B

Sign Language Companion: A Handbook of British Signs | CATH. SMITH

I am currently taking a course trying to learn British Sign Language and I would like to learn more about deaf culture and I was wondering if anyone knew of any novels which have this included? I‘d be very grateful! Thank you

fredthemoose Check out True Biz if you haven‘t already…

True Biz: From the author of the Women�s Prize longlisted GIRL AT WAR

Mrs_B @fredthemoose that‘s a great suggestion, thank you! 1y

Bookwormjillk Second True Biz 1y

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TieDyeDude I'm not sure about novels. I read a non-fiction book that examined the independent development of a new form of sign language that was really interesting and looked at sign language from a linguistic and social POV. There is also a hearing-impaired contestant on this year's Great British Baking Show, which was cool to see, though her interpreter was not shown too often and she wore a device, so her signing was also minimal. 1y

Megabooks You may already know this! True Biz features American Sign Language, which because of the influence of French teachers at early American deaf schools, is more similar to LSF than British Sign Language. However, I will recommend this memoir by an American Deaf author. I love how he talked about traveling with other Deaf folks who speak other sign languages.

Deaf Utopia: A Memoir�and a Love Letter to a Way of Life

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Mrs_B @Bookwormjillk 💜 thank you! 1y

Mrs_B @TieDyeDude thank you very much, do you have the name of the book? I‘m trying to learn more about deaf culture. 1y

Mrs_B @Megabooks thank you very much! 1y

Mrs_B @Megabooks also, fascinating fact!!! 1y

TieDyeDude Ha, whoops

Talking Hands: What Sign Language Reveals About the Mind

Mrs_B @TieDyeDude thank you! 1y

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