NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER ΓÇó REESEΓÇÖS BOOK CLUB PICK ΓÇó A ΓÇ£tender,beautiful and radiantly outragedΓÇ¥ (The New York Times Book Review) novel that follows a year of seismic romanticpoliticaland familial shifts for a teacher and her students at a boarding school for the deaffrom the acclaimed author of Girl at War ΓÇ£For those who loved the Oscar-winning film CODAa boarding school for deaf students is the setting for a kaleidoscope of experiences.ΓÇ¥ΓÇöThe Washington Post ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR: NPRThe Washington PostPublishers WeeklyBooklist True biz (adj./exclamation; American Sign Language): reallyseriouslydefinitelyreal-talk True biz? The students at the River Valley School for the Deaf just want to hook uppass their history finalsand have politiciansdoctorsand 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 deafwhere theyΓÇÖll meet Charliea rebellious transfer student whoΓÇÖs never met another deaf person before; Austinthe schoolΓÇÖs golden boywhose world is rocked when his baby sister is born hearing; and Februarythe hearing headmistressa CODA (child of deaf adult(s)) who is fighting to keep her school open and her marriage intactbut might not be able to do both. As a series of crises both personal and political threaten to unravel each of themCharlieAustinand February find their lives inextricable from one anotherΓÇöand changed forever. This is a story of sign language and lip-readingdisability and civil rightsisolation and injusticefirst love and lossandabove allgreat persistencedaringand joy. Absorbing and assuredidiosyncratic and relatablethis is an unforgettable journey into the Deaf community and a universal celebration of human connection.