The Words in My Hands - Asphyxia - Hardcover
The Words in My Hands
Author: Asphyxia
Publication Date: 11/30/2021
Format: Hardcover
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.
Set in an ominously prescient near future,Ā The Words in My HandsĀ is the story of Piper: sixteen, smart, artistic, and rebellious, sheās struggling to conform to what her mom wantsāfor her to be ānormal,ā to pass as hearing, and get a good job. But in a time of food scarcity, environmental collapse, and political corruption, Piper has other things on her mindālike survival.
Deaf since the age of three, Piper has always been told that she needs to compensate in a world that puts those who can hear above everyone else. But when she meets Marley, a whole new world opens upāone where Deafness is something to celebrate rather than hide, and where resilience and hope are created by taking action, building a community, and believing in something better.
Published to rave reviews asĀ Future GirlĀ in Australia (Allen & Unwin, Sept. 2020), this unforgettable story is told through a visual extravaganza of text, paint, collage, and drawings that bring Piperās journey vividly to life. Insightful, hopeful, and empowering,Ā The Words in My HandsĀ is very much a novel for our turbulent times.
The Words in My Hands - Asphyxia - Hardcover
The Words in My Hands
Author: Asphyxia
Publication Date: 11/30/2021
Format: Hardcover
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.
Set in an ominously prescient near future,Ā The Words in My HandsĀ is the story of Piper: sixteen, smart, artistic, and rebellious, sheās struggling to conform to what her mom wantsāfor her to be ānormal,ā to pass as hearing, and get a good job. But in a time of food scarcity, environmental collapse, and political corruption, Piper has other things on her mindālike survival.
Deaf since the age of three, Piper has always been told that she needs to compensate in a world that puts those who can hear above everyone else. But when she meets Marley, a whole new world opens upāone where Deafness is something to celebrate rather than hide, and where resilience and hope are created by taking action, building a community, and believing in something better.
Published to rave reviews asĀ Future GirlĀ in Australia (Allen & Unwin, Sept. 2020), this unforgettable story is told through a visual extravaganza of text, paint, collage, and drawings that bring Piperās journey vividly to life. Insightful, hopeful, and empowering,Ā The Words in My HandsĀ is very much a novel for our turbulent times.
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The Words in My Hands
Author: Asphyxia
Publication Date: 11/30/2021
Format: Hardcover
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.
Set in an ominously prescient near future,Ā The Words in My HandsĀ is the story of Piper: sixteen, smart, artistic, and rebellious, sheās struggling to conform to what her mom wantsāfor her to be ānormal,ā to pass as hearing, and get a good job. But in a time of food scarcity, environmental collapse, and political corruption, Piper has other things on her mindālike survival.
Deaf since the age of three, Piper has always been told that she needs to compensate in a world that puts those who can hear above everyone else. But when she meets Marley, a whole new world opens upāone where Deafness is something to celebrate rather than hide, and where resilience and hope are created by taking action, building a community, and believing in something better.
Published to rave reviews asĀ Future GirlĀ in Australia (Allen & Unwin, Sept. 2020), this unforgettable story is told through a visual extravaganza of text, paint, collage, and drawings that bring Piperās journey vividly to life. Insightful, hopeful, and empowering,Ā The Words in My HandsĀ is very much a novel for our turbulent times.
