Jennifer Gibson
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Jennifer is an award-winning published author, photographer, graphic designer, and public speaker.
She has travelled from coast to coast throughout Canada giving presentations to Health and Welfare Canada, Canadian Hard of Hearing Association, Board of Eduction, Unitron, Sir James Whitney School for the Deaf, and the International Women’s Day March (Belleville). Jennifer is extremely committed to raising awareness about living with hearing loss and changing the perceptions associated with it through her work as an author and speaker. Jennifer was selected as one of 12 winners for the prestigious 2010 Oticon Focus on People Award and the only Canadian to have won in this national competition (North America). She was nominated as an outstanding individual with a hearing loss and for the portrayal of a hearing impaired teen in her young adult novels. The HearStrong Foundation in Syracuse, NY, named Jennifer Gibson a HearStrong Champion (2015) for her dedication to helping change the stigma surrounding hearing loss. Her novels have won numerous awards and received five star reviews. Jennifer’s short story, Blue Moon, recently won Honorable Mention in the 85th Annual Writer’s Digest Writing Competition. There were over 6000 entries in this contest!
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Sway
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Young Adult (Coming of Age/Teen)
There was something different about Jessie. She struggled to fit in at school, surrounded by a web of lies and deceit...until she met Ethan. Based on a true story, the novel Sway is about a hearing impaired teenager named Jessie who tries her best to blend in at school. Every day proves to be a test of her resolve when she is constantly plagued by the ruthless pranks of her classmates who are determined to make her life miserable. When a handsome stranger arrives in the nick of time, Jessie wonders if he is too good to be true. Is Ethan’s attention genuine, or will he betray her trust, too? *Sway has topped the charts as a TOP 50 bestseller at Kobobooks.com!
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Compass
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Young Adult (Coming of Age/Teen)
“Being a teenager is hard enough. To be hard of hearing on top of that is like being stuck in the middle of a never ending soap opera.” In Compass, the sequel to Sway, Jessie’s life begins to change its course, sending her towards a new reality. When her world is ripped apart by an angry rival, the one person she trusted to stand by her side, simply walks away. With her composure shattered, Jessie questions everything she believed about herself, and as her life takes her on a new path, it becomes a perilous journey, full of surprising twists and turns. *Compass has been featured as a TOP 20 Bestselling Young Adult book at Allromanceebooks.com!
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Destiny
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Young Adult (Coming of Age/Teen)
Jessie’s journey began in Sway and Compass. As we continue to follow her in Destiny, she stumbles across a revelation that could change everything and finds herself standing on the precipice of life. Jessie is determined not to let her hearing loss hold her back. She aims her sights even higher as she ventures in a new direction. With a Black Belt on the horizon, and so close to achieving it, she is unaware of the danger closing in on her. Will she be strong enough to hold on or will she succumb to the darkness that surrounds her? *Includes BONUS SHORT STORY Happy Holidays...or is it?
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Hope
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Young Adult
Jessie managed to defy the odds, overcoming a severe hearing loss and achieving a Black Belt. She seemed to have it all, a handsome and devoted boyfriend, success as a karate instructor…until now. On the cusp of graduating from high school, a shocking injury changes her life. With her heart shattered and her faith destroyed, she finds herself headed in a new direction all alone. As she leaves for college, she needs to find the courage to conquer her self doubt and rediscover hope before it’s too late. BRONZE Medal winner in 2018 Moonbeam Children's Book Awards Semi-Finalist in the 2020 Kindle Book Awards!
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