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SUMMARY:Book Discussion
LOCATION:Bridgewater branch\nBridgewater branch
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DESCRIPTION:This month's popular fiction title is "True Biz" by Sara Novic
 . This in-person book discussion will be moderated by Bridgewater libraria
 n Yvonne Selander..\nhttps://sclsnj.libnet.info/event/8040584
X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:<p><img src="https://sclsnj.libnet.info/image
 s/editor/sclsnj/InPersonGraphicalBrandingLogo.png" width="125" height="125
 " alt="" /></p>\n<p>True biz (adj./exclamation\; American Sign Language): 
 really\, seriously\, definitely\, real-talk</p>\n<p>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 r
 eaders 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 headmist
 ress\, 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 seri
 es of crises both personal and political threaten to unravel each of them\
 , Charlie\, Austin\, and February find their lives inextricable from one a
 nother&mdash\; and changed forever.&nbsp\;</p>\n<p>This is a story of sign
  language and lip-reading\, disability and civil rights\, isolation and in
 justice\, first love and loss\, and\, above all\, great persistence\, dari
 ng\, and joy. Absorbing and assured\, idiosyncratic and relatable\, this i
 s an unforgettable journey into the Deaf community and a universal celebra
 tion of human connection.</p>\n<p>Participation is FREE. Read the book and
  come for the discussion! All adults are welcome. Please sign up if you pl
 an on attending.</p>\nhttps://sclsnj.libnet.info/event/8040584
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