Future Girl explores what it means to come of age as a Deaf teenager, against the backdrop of a near-future Melbourne on the brink of environmental catastrophe.
Asphyxia Volgorde van de boeken
Asphyxia is een kunstenares, schrijfster en publieke spreker die art journaling promoot als een krachtig hulpmiddel voor zelfexpressie en probleemoplossing. Nadat ze later in haar leven de gebarentaal leerde, is ze nu een dove activist die openlijk de Dovenervaring deelt en pleit voor verandering. Haar creatieve werk combineert vaak voedselteelt met kunst op haar kleine boerderij, wat resulteert in een unieke magische esthetiek. Haar roman voor tieners, Future Girl, integreert deze diverse passies vakkundig in een meeslepend verhaal.
- 2021
- 2021
Part coming of age, part call to action, this #ownvoices novel about a Deaf teenager is an exploration of what it means to belong.Set in an ominously prescient near future, this is the story of Piper. Sixteen, smart, artistic, and rebellious; she's struggling to conform to what her mom wants--for her to be 'normal, ' to pass as hearing, and get a good job. But in a time of food scarcity, environmental collapse, and political corruption, Piper has other things on her mind--like survival.Deaf since the age of three, Piper has always been told that she needs to compensate in a world that puts those who can hear above everyone else. But when she meets Marley, a whole new world opens up--one where Deafness is something to celebrate rather than hide, and where resilience and hope are created by taking action, building a community, and believing in something better.