TY  - BOOK
AU  - LeZotte,Ann Clare
AU  - Morstad,Julie
TI  - Show me a sign
SN  - 9781338255812
AV  - PZ7.L59114 Sh 2020
U1  - FIC LEZ 23
KW  - Deaf children
KW  - Juvenile fiction
KW  - Kidnapping victims
KW  - Identity (Psychology)
KW  - Human experimentation in medicine
KW  - Wampanoag Indians
KW  - Sign language
KW  - Chilmark (Mass.)
KW  - History
KW  - 19th century
KW  - Martha's Vineyard (Mass.)
KW  - Fiction
KW  - fast
KW  - Historical fiction
KW  - Juvenile works
KW  - Psychological fiction
KW  - lcgft
N1  - Ages 8-12; Scholastic Press; Grades 4-6; Scholastic Press
N2  - 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.)
ER  -