Before Nightfall

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Synopsis
A moving tale about a brave hearing-impaired teen losing his vision, told through the perspective of his loving sister in poetry, prose, and the sign-language alphabet.Carlo is a teenager who happens to be hearing-impaired and can see only out of one eye. Now that eye is failing, and Carlo must have an operation to try to save his vision. His fierce and funny sister Emma, Carlo&’s closest companion, begins writing poems that express the fear she works hard to hide, while his seeing-eye dog Lulù remains steadfastly at his side. But even with the support and affection of his family, how can Carlo face such uncertainty? And what will happen if he can no longer communicate with them? Before Nightfall is a book about trust, imagination, empathy, and language, narrated through the poems Emma types and through prose passages told from multiple perspectives and illustrated with sign-language alphabet, drawn by the Italian artist Sualzo. Despite the immense challenges Carlo and Emma face, their story is one of hope and wonder.
Copyright:
2020

Book Details

Book Quality:
Publisher Quality
ISBN-13:
9781681377933
Related ISBNs:
9781681377926
Publisher:
New York Review Books
Date of Addition:
Copyrighted By:
Giunti Editore S.p.A./Bompiani, Firenze-Milano
Adult content:
No
Language:
English
Has Image Descriptions:
No
Categories:
Children's Books, Disability-Related, Literature and Fiction, Parenting and Family
Grade Levels:
Fifth grade, Sixth grade, Seventh grade, Eighth grade, Ninth grade
Reading Age:
10–14
Submitted By:
Bookshare Staff
Usage Restrictions:
This is a copyrighted book.
Translator:
Geoffrey Brock

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