Burn Down the Ground : A Memoir

from ellenflorman

[Burn Down The Ground] by [[Kambri Crews]] is an interesting look at her life growing up as a hearing child of deaf parents. She shares her unique perspective of what it is like to be responsible for much of the communication between her parents and the world at large. Her family life was somewha...

from EllenH

I just finished Kambri Crews book, Burn down the Ground that I received thru Libraything's early reader. Her account of life growing up in a family with deaf parents, in Texas is often funny, scary, violent and touching. This woman is a survivor as are her Mom and brother. She writes in a way tha...

from QueenAlyss

I was pleasantly surprised by this novel. I had completely forgotten about it until I pulled some books out of hiding. I personally thought the beginning was slow but I realized at the end that the author was creating a slow roll to the grand finale. Crews actually did a good job and it was well ...

from akblanchard

This book, yet another memoir of a hardscrabble childhood, has its slow spots, but it really gets going when the author describes her hearing-impaired father's descent into alcoholism, paranoia, and rage.

from Alie

Kambri is a hearing daughter of two deaf parents and her book explores her journey to adulthood, through interesting, funny, and sometimes difficult stories. She talks about her difficult relationship with her father and his fall from grace, and how she has come to terms with it as an adult. An i...