Give Me a Sign, Hardcover

A girl finds a community--and love--over the course of one summer in this joyful, wholesome YA romance that celebrates Deaf pride. Think CODA meets Jenny Han! Lilah is tired of being stuck in the middle. At least, that's what having a hearing loss seems like sometimes--when you don't feel "deaf enough" to identify as Deaf or hearing enough to meet the world's expectations. Ready for a change, Lilah becomes a counselor at a summer camp for the deaf and blind, where she plans to brush up on her ASL. There, she also finds a community. There are British lifeguards, who are very cute and very hard to understand; a YouTuber, who's just a bit desperate for clout; the campers Lilah's responsible for (and maybe a bit overwhelmed by)--and there's Isaac, the dreamy Deaf counselor who volunteers to help Lilah with her signing. Romance was never on the agenda, and Lilah's not positive Isaac likes her that way. But all signs seem to point to love--unless Lilah's reading them wrong? One thing's for sure: Lilah wanted change, and things here . . . they're definitely different than she's used to.

Anna Sortino is a young adult author who writes stories about disabled characters falling in love and living their lives. She's Deaf and passionate about diverse representation in media. Born and raised in the Chicagoland area, Anna has since lived coast to coast across the country, spending her free time exploring nature with her dog or reading on the couch with her cat. Give Me a Sign is her debut novel. You can find her at AnnaSortino.com or @AnnaKSortino.

• Dimensions: 210 x 140
• Author: Anna Sortino
• Cover type: Hardcover
• Publishing Year: 2023
• Publishing Month: 7
• Pages: 320
• Language: English
• Publisher: G.P. Putnam's Sons Books for Young Readers
• Weight: 454 g