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SUMMARY:Books Over Coffee:  TRUE BIZ by Sara Novic
DESCRIPTION:True biz (adj./exclamation\; American Sign Language): really\, 
 seriously\, definitely\, real-talk\n\nTrue biz? The students at the River 
 Valley School for the Deaf just want to hook up\, pass their history 
 finals\, and have politicians\, doctors\, and their parents stop telling 
 them what to do with their bodies. This revelatory novel plunges readers 
 into the halls of a residential school for the deaf\, where they’ll meet 
 Charlie\, a rebellious transfer student who’s never met another deaf 
 person before\; Austin\, the school’s golden boy\, whose world is rocked 
 when his baby sister is born hearing\; and February\, the hearing 
 headmistress\, a CODA (child of deaf adult(s)) who is fighting to keep her 
 school open and her marriage intact\, but might not be able to do both. As 
 a series of crises both personal and political threaten to unravel each of 
 them\, Charlie\, Austin\, and February find their lives inextricable from 
 one another—and changed forever.\n\nThis is a story of sign language and 
 lip-reading\, disability and civil rights\, isolation and injustice\, first 
 love and loss\, and\, above all\, great persistence\, daring\, and joy. 
 Absorbing and assured\, idiosyncratic and relatable\, this is an 
 unforgettable journey into the Deaf community and a universal celebration 
 of human connection.
LOCATION:Lovell Room
ORGANIZER;CN="Webmaster Stratford Library":MAILTO:webmaster@stratfordlibrary.org
CATEGORIES:Adults
CONTACT;CN="Webmaster Stratford Library":MAILTO:webmaster@stratfordlibrary.org
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