Song for a Whale

This book has a more rich and nuanced look as life as a Deaf person. The author is a sign language interpreter, which gives her more understanding than an author who just researches. Moreso, this isn’t just about a Deaf experience — it weaves in perspectives on being a kid with a knack and passion (in this case, radios engineering), when parents have a different cultural experience than their children, and the grief a grandparent might experience when their partner dies. All this, through the eyes of the protagonist kiddo. The beginning felt just a little bit sloggy, but that’s only because it established so many things that quickly became important to understand the story. This is one to not give up on the first chapter or two if you’re not into it.