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020			_a1773215280 _q(hardcover)
020			_a9781773215280 _q(hardcover) : _c$19.95
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100	0		_aAsphyxia _c(Novelist), _933876
245	1	4	_aThe words in my hands / _cby Asphyxia.
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 people _vFiction.
650		0	_aDeafness _vFiction.
650		0	_aSign language _vFiction.
650		0	_aTeenagers _vFiction. _964018
650		0	_aYoung adult fiction. _955569
651		0	_aAustralia _vFiction. _960463
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