| Edition |
First edition. |
| Description |
269 pages ; 22 cm |
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Children |
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Preteens |
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Fourth grade students |
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Fifth grade students |
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Sixth grade students |
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Seventh grade students |
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Eighth grade students |
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Middle school students |
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School children |
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Floridians Americans |
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Women |
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Deaf |
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Librarians Authors |
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age Children |
| Note |
Cover art by Julie Morstad. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references. |
| Form |
Also available in electronic format. |
| 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.) |
| Audience |
Ages 8-12. Scholastic Press. |
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Grades 4-6. Scholastic Press. |
| Study Program |
Accelerated Reading AR MG 5.1 7.0 Accelerated Reading Quiz #506689. |
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Lexile 730L. |
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F&P Y. |
| Awards |
Schneider Family Book Award, Middle Grade, 2021 |
| Subject |
Deaf children -- Juvenile fiction.
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Deaf children. |
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Kidnapping victims -- Juvenile fiction.
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Kidnapping victims. |
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Identity (Psychology) -- Juvenile fiction.
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Identity (Psychology) |
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Human experimentation in medicine -- Juvenile fiction.
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Human experimentation in medicine. |
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Wampanoag Indians -- Juvenile fiction.
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Wampanoag Indians. |
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Sign language -- Juvenile fiction.
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Sign language. |
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Chilmark (Mass.) -- History -- 19th century -- Juvenile fiction.
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Martha's Vineyard (Mass.) -- History -- 19th century -- Juvenile fiction.
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Massachusetts -- Chilmark. |
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Massachusetts -- Martha's Vineyard. |
| Chronological Term |
1800-1899 |
| Genre/Form |
Novels.
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Fiction.
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Historical fiction.
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History.
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Juvenile works.
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Psychological fiction.
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| Added Author |
Morstad, Julie, artist.
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| Other Form: |
Online version: LeZotte, Ann Clare, Show me a sign New York : Scholastic Press, 2020. 9781338255836 (DLC) 2019027511 |
| ISBN |
9781338255812 hardcover |
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1338255819 hardcover |
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9781713764939 (FollettBound) |
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1713764938 (FollettBound) |
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9781338255836 electronic book |
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1338255835 electronic book |
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