Do you like books about friendship and determination with a side of mystery? Well, this might just be the book for you! 

11-year-olds Frenchie and Aurora enjoy exploring the natural world of their home in coastal Maine, and the two have been almost inseparable until Aurora begins to add some new friends to their group.  

One day, Frenchie gets dropped off at school but does not make it into his classroom. Aurora feels like she is the one to blame and helps lead the town in a search, where everyone is wondering, Anybody Here Seen Frenchie?  

Give Me a Sign follows Lilah, a teen who is struggling with being stuck in the middle of not feeling “deaf enough” to identify as Deaf or hearing enough to meet the world’s rigid expectations. 

Lilah is ready for change and applies to be a counselor at Camp Grey Wolf, a summer camp for the deaf and blind. Here, she hopes to brush up on her ASL and find community.  

Shortly after arriving, Lilah meets Isaac, a dreamy deaf counselor who is eager to help her with her signing, and though romance is not in her plan, Lilah is looking for change, and life at Camp Grey Wolf is definitely not what she expected.  

 

 

If you are a fan of Jenny Han, Kasie West, or Sandhya Menon, I think you will absolutely love Give Me a Sign.  

Give Me a Sign is a joyful young adult romance that highlights Deaf pride and culture while tactfully shining light on some of the traumas that Deaf/Hard of Hearing individuals face.  

Full of emotion, summer camp nostalgia, and found community, this coming-of-age story is bound to hit you in all the right feels.