The silence that binds us
(Playaway Audiobook)

Issued on Playaway.

Title from Playaway label.

Previously released by HarperCollins, 2022.

One set of earphones and one AAA battery required for playback.

Release date supplied by publisher.

Read by Raechel Wong.

In the face of injustice will you speak up or stay silent? Maybelline Chen isn't the Chinese Taiwanese American daughter her mother expects her to be. May prefers hoodies over dresses and wants to become a writer. When asked, her mom cant come up with one specific reason for why she's proud of her only daughter. May's beloved brother, Danny, on the other hand, has just been admitted to Princeton. But Danny secretly struggles with depression, and when he dies by suicide, May's world is shattered. In the aftermath, racist accusations are hurled against May's parents for putting too much "pressure" on him. Mays father tells her to keep her head down. Instead, May challenges these ugly stereotypes through her writing. Yet the consequences of speaking out run much deeper than anyone could foresee. Who gets to tell our stories and who gets silenced? Its up to May to take back the narrative.--Provided by publisher

Young adult.