Deaf Not Deaf
Deaf Not Deaf by Christian Fusco is a young adult fiction novel published by Christian Fusco on April 6, 2021. This 238-page book is written in English and explores the challenges faced by Rian, a sixth grader navigating a new school in Northeast Philadelphia. On her first day, she encounters Shack, the class bully, who disrupts her life by breaking one of her cochlear implants. As Rian struggles with her identity, she finds herself caught between the perceptions of her peers, leading to a complex dynamic at John Hancock Elementary.
The story delves into the unlikely friendship that develops between Rian and Luis, two twelve-year-olds who have different understandings of deafness. Rian, a cochlear implant recipient, and Luis, who communicates through American Sign Language, initially harbor biases against each other. However, as they confront their common adversary, Shack, they begin to dismantle their communication barriers and unite with their group of misfit friends. The narrative intertwines themes of diversity and the supernatural, as the group devises a plan for revenge that raises questions about the consequences of their actions.
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Rian is starting her sixth grade year in a new home and at a new school in Northeast Philadelphia. On her first day, she is greeted by Shack, the class bully, who wastes no time breaking one of her cochlear implants. She’s used to feeling like an outsider, but nothing could prepare her for life at John Hancock Elementary. Her teachers can’t pronounce her name, the “normal” kids think she’s Deaf and the Deaf kids think she’s a joke. deaf not Deaf is a story about an unlikely friendship between Rian and Luis two twelve year old sixth graders who understand deafness in very different ways. Rian is a cochlear implant recipient and Luis is a member of the Deaf Community who communicates using American Sign Language. Despite their implicit bias toward one another, Rian and Luis eventually break down communication barriers and learn to see past their differences. Linked by their common enemy, Rian, Luis and their group of misfit friends hatch a plan to get revenge on Shack once and for all?but will their ghoulish idea be an epic success or will playing with the supernatural come back to haunt them in the end?
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