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Appeal Factors: inspiring; dystopia; ability diverse; mixed-media
My Thoughts: I checked this out because the premise of a Deaf teen (Piper) learning sign language after being raised oral by a parent resistant to signing along with the mixed-media, epistolary format intrigued me. And The Words in My Hands delivered on this introspective, coming-of-age premise but also featured a thoughtful slightly-in-the-future dystopian plot that felt, for lack of a better word...cozy.
This coziness (I hope) si ...more
My Thoughts: I checked this out because the premise of a Deaf teen (Piper) learning sign language after being raised oral by a parent resistant to signing along with the mixed-media, epistolary format intrigued me. And The Words in My Hands delivered on this introspective, coming-of-age premise but also featured a thoughtful slightly-in-the-future dystopian plot that felt, for lack of a better word...cozy.
This coziness (I hope) si ...more
Very strong message and story. 4.5.
