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The Silence Between Us
The Silence Between Us | Alison Gervais
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Moving halfway across the country to Colorado right before senior year isnt Mayas idea of a good time. Leaving behind Pratt School for the Deaf where shes been a student for years only to attend a hearing school is even worse. Maya has dreams of breaking into the medical field and is determined to get the grades and a college degree to match, and shes never considered being Deaf a disability. But her teachers and classmates at Engelmann High dont seem to share her optimism. And then theres Beau Watson, Engelmanns student body president and overachiever. Maya suspects Beaus got a hidden agenda when he starts learning ASL to converse with her, but she also cant deny its nice to sign with someone amongst all the lip reading she has to do with her hearing teachers and classmates. Maya has always been told that Deaf/hearing relationships never work, and yet she cant help but be drawn to Beau as they spend more and more time together. But as much Maya and Beau genuinely start to feel for one another, there are unmistakable differences in their worlds. When Maya passes up a chance to receive a cochlear implant, Beau doesnt understand why Maya wouldnt want to hear again. Maya is hurt Beau would want her to be anything but who she isshes always been proud to be Deaf, something Beau wont ever be able to understand. Maya has to figure out whether bridging that gap between the Deaf and hearing worlds will be worth it, or if staying true to herself matters more.
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Eggs
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Rachiiebookdragon
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A interesting read, I enjoy reading books about Deaf culture. 4/5 Read for #ReadHarderChallenge2021

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SilverShanica
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I am posting one book per day from my to-be-read collection. No description and providing no reason for wanting to read it, I just do. Some will be old, some will be new - don‘t judge me I have a lot of books.
Join the fun if you want. This is day 280.
#bookstoread
#tbrpile
#bookstagram

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Nu-Bibliophile
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Read this in less than a day. I got hooked the moment I started. Describes the story of a young deaf girl and how she struggles against discrimination and how she is countlessly misunderstood by the hearing community. I enjoyed this very much. I highly recommend it.

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wideeyedreader
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Mehso-so

I read this for school, and otherwise I wouldn‘t have picked it up—high school romances don‘t really appeal to me. I did enjoy the discussion of what it is like to be Deaf in a hearing world, however, and think that this book could provoke interesting conversations.

Come-read-with-me The cover and topic really draw me in. Thanks for the honest review!! 3y
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WorldsOkayestStepMom
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YA novel following Maya in her senior year of high school. This is her first year as a Deaf student in a hearing school, and Maya has to navigate her way through the pitfalls and triumphs of being a teenager.
I absolutely love that the main character has a disability and that she isn't afraid to say that she's happy the way she is!

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Revenge4bess
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❤️ the book

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hes7
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#IntegrateYourShelf

A few books I‘ve enjoyed are the tagged book, El Deafo by Cece Bell, and Get a Life, Chloe Brown by Talia Hibbert, and a couple I am looking forward to reading are the Six of Crows duology by Leigh Bardugo (all with #ownvoices rep).

Emilymdxn Excellent choices! 4y
Fantasy_bookworm El Deafo is AMAZING 4y
ChasingOm Oh yeah, Six of Crows would fit right in! 🖤 4y
Revenge4bess Wonder, Deenie by Judy Blume, get a life Chloe Brown, et al. 4y
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Revenge4bess
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The book I‘ve been attempting to write(different characters, different disablities)about my own life for the last five years

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Katies_always_booked
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#bookreport #katies_always_booked
📖 A Woman is No Man
📖 Me and White Supremacy
🎧 The Woman in White
📖 Healthy Meal Prep - ARC
📖 The Inquisitors Tale
📖 Big Love Cooking - ARC
📖 A Wolf Called Wander

#currentlyreading
🎧 The Silence Between Us
📖 Rebound

#weeklyforcast
📖 Sometimes I Lie
🎧 You Should See Me In a Crown

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Book_yogi
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I honestly signed up for an ASL course at the city college while reading this. So, I guess I enjoyed the book.

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Sarahreadstoomuch
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This is one that gets better the further you get into it. Maya is 17, deaf, and thanks to the new move - has to go to school with hearing students now as the closest deaf school is too far away. It‘s a good look into deaf culture which isn‘t well represented in YA lit. And I love this cover.

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saguarosally
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1. I don‘t plan reading at all.
2. Boggle?
3. That is a good question.
4. After a relatively plausible lie 7 or 8 years ago that went a bit overboard, I‘ve toned it down. Unfortunately.

#friyayintro @4thhouseontheleft @howjessreads

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wlpark7856
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This YA book popped up on my Amazon recommendations. I thought it would be great for my son who is learning ASL, and I was not wrong. The author does a masterful job using ASL grammar as part of the dialogue of the characters. You gain an understanding of the rhythms of the language. You experience the tension of navigating the hearing world as a Deaf person. Everyone should read this book.

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Nitpickyabouttrains
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A ya #ownvoices about a girl who is deaf having to move to a hearing school.

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hes7
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Pulling from her own experiences, Alison Gervais tells a story about a Deaf teen starting to attend a hearing school for her senior year. Obviously, it is a change that requires quite an adjustment—for both Maya and the students that befriend her—but it is worth it, making for a great read. #wintergames #merryreaders #tbrread

(I received a free copy of this book. All opinions expressed are my own.)

Clwojick 16pts. And stacking! 4y
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AvaBrackett
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The book “The Silence Between Us“ was an easy read with a passionate message. The book is full of hope and love and delivers the message as long as you persevere you can accomplish anything. Though this is a very warming book it is cliche and predictable and I would not recommend it if you are looking for an insightful book or one that will capture and hold your attention.

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Eggs
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#7days7covers #covercrush Day 1

This cover becomes more beautiful once you read the book 🧡💚💜

@squirrelbrain @SarahBradley @StayCurious Any of you want to play along?

squirrelbrain I‘m already playing @Eggs - so difficult to find someone who isn‘t! 😜 Thanks for the tag though 😘 5y
BibliophileLibrarian I plan on reading this! Thank you for the recommendation and review :) 5y
Nute This cover speaks to me. Thanks for sharing!💕 5y
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ValerieAndBooks ooh, it's out now!! I know the artist who did the cover (I'm also Deaf). Still have to get this. 5y
Eggs @squirrelbrain 🧐❤️ 5y
Eggs @BibliophileLibrarian @Nute @ValerieAndBooks ❤️👏🏻🤗📚👏🏻❤️ 5y
SarahBradley How you do it?? 5y
Eggs Post a favorite cover every day for 7 days. No explanation. Tag others! 💗🤗💗 @SarahBradley (edited) 5y
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Eggs
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I see it in your eyes
Passion you can't deny
Girl, we can live that life
I see it all🎶

#star
#ayupaugust
@Cinfhen @squirrelbrain
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squirrelbrain Lovely! 💕 5y
Eggs Thanks @squirrelbrain 💜 5y
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Eggs
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17 yo and deaf, Maya has been attending school with other nonhearers. But she must move to CO w her mom and brother (for Mom‘s job), and finish HS there at a hearing school. Lots of changes, lots on this family‘s collective plate. Oh and her little brother suffers from cystic fibrosis. 4 🌟

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MaggieCarr
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I was in the spotlight on my library's social media accounts for #BookFeatureFriday this week.

Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks ❤️❤️❤️ 5y
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MaggieCarr
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The font changes inside this book read accurately, text indicated in CAPS LOCK showing ASL usage in dialog verses what Maya is thinking in her head or other characters are verbally speaking-amazing! “No matter how hard you try to understand something, sometimes there‘s a personal connection to the cause that you‘re missing, something you may not ever reach, and that can make all the difference. That‘s why this is important to the real world.”[147]

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SarahBradley
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*coming August ‘19* Relevant and touching story of 17 year-old Maya who is deaf and thrust into a new school filled with hearing people ( including a handsome classmate named Beau.) As she navigates this world and searches for acceptance, she begins to see that we all are guilty of presumptions and inadvertently judging others. A story that reminds to understand and respect our differences.

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MaggieCarr
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#OwnVoices is quickly becoming my favorite part of YA Lit. Having lost a lot of my own hearing just out of high school, I really related to this book. “No matter how hard you try to understand something, sometimes there‘s a personal connection to the cause that you‘re missing, something you may not ever reach, and that can make all the difference. That‘s why this is important to the real world.”[page 147] Thank you @blinkyabooks for the #ARC

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MaggieCarr
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Fresh #ARC to start my Friday.