Show me a sign /
LeZotte, Ann Clare,
Show me a sign / Ann Clare LeZotte - First edition - 269 pages ; 22 cm
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.)
Ages 8-12. Scholastic Press Grades 4-6. Scholastic Press
9781338255812 1338255819
2019027510
Deaf children--Juvenile fiction
Kidnapping victims--Juvenile fiction
Identity (Psychology)--Juvenile fiction.
Human experimentation in medicine--Juvenile fiction
Wampanoag Indians--Juvenile fiction
Sign language--Juvenile fiction
Chilmark (Mass.)--History--19th century--Juvenile fiction
Martha's Vineyard (Mass.)--History--19th century--Juvenile fiction
Fiction.
Historical fiction.
History.
Juvenile works.
Psychological fiction.
Historical fiction.
Psychological fiction.
PZ7.L59114 / Sh 2020
813.6 Fic
Show me a sign / Ann Clare LeZotte - First edition - 269 pages ; 22 cm
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.)
Ages 8-12. Scholastic Press Grades 4-6. Scholastic Press
9781338255812 1338255819
2019027510
Deaf children--Juvenile fiction
Kidnapping victims--Juvenile fiction
Identity (Psychology)--Juvenile fiction.
Human experimentation in medicine--Juvenile fiction
Wampanoag Indians--Juvenile fiction
Sign language--Juvenile fiction
Chilmark (Mass.)--History--19th century--Juvenile fiction
Martha's Vineyard (Mass.)--History--19th century--Juvenile fiction
Fiction.
Historical fiction.
History.
Juvenile works.
Psychological fiction.
Historical fiction.
Psychological fiction.
PZ7.L59114 / Sh 2020
813.6 Fic