Show me a sign / Ann Clare LeZotte.
2020
YA PZ7.L59114 Sh 2020 (Mapit)
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Title
Show me a sign / Ann Clare LeZotte.
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Edition
First edition.
ISBN
9781338255812 (hardcover)
1338255819 (hardcover)
9781338255836 (electronic book)
1338255819 (hardcover)
9781338255836 (electronic book)
Published
New York : Scholastic Press, 2020.
Copyright
©2020
Language
English
Description
269 pages ; 22 cm
Call Number
YA PZ7.L59114 Sh 2020
Alternate Call Number
JUV039120 JUV011040
Dewey Decimal Classification
813.6 Fic
Summary
Mary Lambert has always felt safe and protected on her beloved island of Martha's Vineyard. Her great-great-grandfather was an early English settler and the first deaf islander. Now, in 1805, over a hundred years later, many people there -- including Mary -- are deaf, and nearly everyone can communicate in sign language. Mary has never felt isolated. She is proud of her lineage. But recent events have delivered winds of change. Mary's brother died, leaving her family shattered. Tensions over land disputes are mounting between English settlers and the Wampanoag people. And a cunning young scientist has arrived, hoping to discover the origin of the island's prevalent deafness. His maniacal drive to find answers soon renders Mary a "live specimen" in a cruel experiment. (Written by a deaf author and based upon a true story.)
Awards
Schneider Family Book Award, Middle Grade, 2021
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