{"id":11048,"date":"2020-04-04T10:00:00","date_gmt":"2020-04-04T15:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/booksyalove.com\/?p=11048"},"modified":"2020-04-04T08:35:15","modified_gmt":"2020-04-04T13:35:15","slug":"d-deaf-and-the-silence-between-us-by-alison-gervais-book-review","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/booksyalove.com\/?p=11048","title":{"rendered":"D Deaf and THE SILENCE BETWEEN US, by Alison Gervais (book review)"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Lost her hearing at 13,
learned ASL<\/a> at a school for the Deaf,
now\u2026halfway across the country at a hearing high school?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Maya knows they had to move to Colorado for Mom’s job, but jumping into her senior year at a new school, needing an interpreter<\/a> to understand lectures, lip-reading at lunch – exhausting.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Add her little brother’s cystic fibrosis relapses, Mom’s demanding work schedule, and trying to get a part-time job – everyone is stressed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Not sure she’s interested in a relationship with a hearing guy, but Beau is nice and learning sign language to communicate better with her.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Why can’t he understand why Maya doesn’t want a cochlear implant?
Why can’t Beau’s wealthy father accept his college choice?
What if Maya’s best college option doesn’t choose her?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The author is Hard of Hearing, working with individuals of the Deaf and Hard of Hearing community as each chooses how they interact with the hearing world amid misunderstandings, discrimination, and victories.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

How are medical services near you prepared to assist Deaf patients during the pandemic<\/a>?
**kmm<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Book info<\/strong>: The Silence Between Us \/ Alison Gervais. Blink YA, 2019. [author site<\/a>] [publisher site<\/a>] Review copy and cover image courtesy of the publisher.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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