In her New York Times bestseller, Sara Novic introduces us to the “real talk” story of students and teachers at the River Valley School for the Deaf. Charlie has had cochlear implants to please her parents, but now as a young teen is language-deprived and learning ASL for the first time. Austin is the star student at the school who comes from a family with a long history of deafness. This is a moving coming-of-age story as well as an informative look inside deaf culture, and was named one of the best books of 2023 by several prestigious lists. Co-sponsored by the Learning Resources Advisory Committee.