{"product_id":"true-biz-reeses-book-club-paperback","title":"True Biz: Reese's Book Club - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eSara Novic\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eNEW YORK TIMES \u003c\/i\u003eBESTSELLER - REESE'S BOOK CLUB PICK - A \"tender, beautiful and radiantly outraged\" (\u003ci\u003eThe New York Times Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e) novel that follows a year of seismic romantic, political, and familial shifts for a teacher and her students at a boarding school for the deaf, from the acclaimed author of \u003ci\u003eGirl at War\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"For those who loved the Oscar-winning film \u003ci\u003eCODA, \u003c\/i\u003e a boarding school for deaf students is the setting for a kaleidoscope of experiences.\"--\u003ci\u003eThe Washington Post\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR: NPR, \u003ci\u003eThe Washington Post, Publishers Weekly, Booklist\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eTrue biz (adj.\/exclamation; American Sign Language): really, seriously, definitely, real-talk\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003eTrue 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. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThis 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.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eSara Novic\u003c\/b\u003e holds an MFA from Columbia University, where she studied fiction and literary translation. Her first novel, \u003ci\u003eGirl at War, \u003c\/i\u003e won the American Library Association's Alex Award, and was a finalist for the Los Angeles Times Book Prize. She is an instructor of Deaf studies and creative writing, and lives in Philadelphia with her family.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 416\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.1 x 7.9 x 5.1 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e February 28, 2023\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eAward:\u003c\/strong\u003e Alex Awards (2023)\u003c\/div\u003e\n                ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52527818572083,"sku":"9780593241523","price":26.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0300\/5595\/6612\/files\/L0NiK0FYdGx5VXF0dko3NU8xNDdJQT09.webp?v=1760659091","url":"https:\/\/www.vysn.com\/en-ca\/products\/true-biz-reeses-book-club-paperback","provider":"VYSN","version":"1.0","type":"link"}