Give Me a Sign Review

Summer is almost ending and school might have started, but you are never to late to read a cute summer romance with Deaf representation!

Give Me a Sign by Anna Sortino is about 17 year old Lilah, who has hearing loss (or as she will call it towards the end of the novel, "Deaf gain") and knows some sign language. She struggles a lot with lack of accommodations from her peers in the hearing world. The only place she's really felt like herself (although still feeling out of place sometimes) was at Camp Gray Wolf. It's a summer camp for kids and counselors with all sorts of disabilities. 

Coincidentally, Lilah is trying to find a summer job, and she gets to be a junior camp counselor for Camp Gray Wolf. Being a camp counselor isn't easy, especially with the looming threat that their camp might get shut down due to lack of funding (they do start a fundraiser for it halfway through the book). But the highlight of her summer is Isaac--another counselor. As he tries to help her with her ASL, she finds herself growing closer to him!

This was a cute romance story with a look into the Deaf community. I loved all of the representation (including Blind representation) and the nuanced discussions that came with being a disabled person.

I did give it 4.5 stars, but that was just because there were some parts that felt a little rushed and/or underdeveloped. Other than that, if you are in the mood for a book that feels like a fun summer with friends (and a few high stakes here and there), check this book out! 

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