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Book Discussion

"True Biz" by Sara Novic

2023-06-20 19:00:00 2023-06-20 20:00:00 America/New_York Book Discussion This month's popular fiction title is "True Biz" by Sara Novic. This in-person book discussion will be moderated by Bridgewater librarian Yvonne Selander. Bridgewater branch - Frances Greany Learning Garden

Tuesday, June 20
7:00pm - 8:00pm

Add to Calendar 2023-06-20 19:00:00 2023-06-20 20:00:00 America/New_York Book Discussion This month's popular fiction title is "True Biz" by Sara Novic. This in-person book discussion will be moderated by Bridgewater librarian Yvonne Selander. Bridgewater branch - Frances Greany Learning Garden

Bridgewater branch

Frances Greany Learning Garden

This month's popular fiction title is "True Biz" by Sara Novic. This in-person book discussion will be moderated by Bridgewater librarian Yvonne Selander.

True biz (adj./exclamation; American Sign Language): really, seriously, definitely, real-talk

True 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. 

This 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.

Participation is FREE. Read the book and come for the discussion! All adults are welcome. Please sign up if you plan on attending.

AGE GROUP: | Adult |

EVENT TYPE: | Book Discussion |

TAGS: | #bookdiscussion | #Book Discussion |

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