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_q(hardcover) :
_c$19.95
040 _aNLC
_beng
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_bA874 2021
082 0 _aj823/.92
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100 0 _aAsphyxia
_c(Novelist),
245 1 4 _aThe words in my hands /
_cby Asphyxia.
260 _aToronto ;
_aBerkeley :
_bAnnick Press,
_c2021.
264 1 _aToronto ;
_aBerkeley :
_bAnnick Press,
_c2021.
264 4 _c©2021.
300 _a384 pages :
_billustrations ;
_c24 cm.
336 _atext
_btxt
_2rdacontent.
337 _aunmediated
_bn
_2rdamedia.
338 _avolume
_bnc
_2rdacarrier.
500 _aPreviously published: Sydney, N.S.W: Allen & Unwin, 2020.
520 _a"Part coming of age, part call to action, this fast-paced #ownvoices novel about a Deaf teenager is a unique and inspiring exploration of what it means to belong. Smart, artistic, and independent, sixteen year old Piper is tired of trying to conform. Her mom wants her to be "normal," to pass as hearing, to get a good job. But in a time of food scarcity, environmental collapse, and political corruption, Piper has other things on her mind--like survival. Piper has always been told that she needs to compensate for her Deafness in a world made for those who can hear. But when she meets Marley, a new world opens up--one where Deafness is something to celebrate, and where resilience means taking action, building a community, and believing in something better. This empowering, unforgettable story is told through a visual extravaganza of text, paint, collage, and drawings. Set in an ominously prescient near future, The Words in My Hands is very much a novel for our turbulent times."--
_cProvided by publisher.
521 8 _aHL750L
_bLexile.
586 _aSchneider Family Book Award Teen Winner, 2022
650 0 _aDeaf
_vFiction.
650 0 _aDeafness
_vFiction.
650 0 _aSign language
_vFiction.
650 0 _aTeenagers
_vFiction.
650 0 _aYoung adult fiction.
651 0 _aAustralia
_vFiction.
942 _2lcc
999 _c522718
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