CODA Family Review

As a CODA (Child of Deaf Adults) Ruby is the only hearing person in her deaf family. When the family's fishing business is threatened, Ruby finds herself torn between pursuing her passion at Berklee College of Music and her fear of abandoning her parents.Gloucester, Massachusetts. As a Child of Deaf Adults and the only hearing person in her family, high school senior Ruby Rossi always has a lot on her plate. Indeed, trying to juggle back-breaking work on her father's fishing boat, schoolwork, social life, and the family's expectations can be too much for a teenager. But do her parents know Ruby loves to sing? When Ruby signs up for the school choir, singing becomes a passion, and suddenly, the talented young girl finds herself at a crossroads: should Ruby spread her wings and follow her dreams, or should she keep fighting everyday battles as a member of the proud Rossi clan?—Nick RiganasRuby Rossi is a child of deaf adults (CODA) though has hearing herself. In addition her only sibling, her brother, is also deaf. She is her family's sign-language interpreter and helps out on the fishing boat. In her final year of high school she shows great talent as a singer and has applied to attend Berklee College in Boston. Where will this leave the family?—grantss