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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 co...

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Main Authors: LeZotte, Ann Clare (Author)
Group Author: Morstad, Julie
Published: Scholastic Press,
Publisher Address: New York :
Publication Dates: [2020]
Literature type: Book
Language: English
Edition: First edition.
Subjects:
1800-1899
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.
Deaf > Fiction.
People with disabilities > Fiction.
Kidnapping > Fiction.
Identity > Fiction.
Human experimentation in medicine > Fiction.
Sign language > Fiction.
JUVENILE FICTION / Social Themes / Prejudice & Racism.
JUVENILE FICTION / People & Places / United States / Native American.
Wampanoag Indians.
Deaf children.
Human experimentation in medicine.
Identity (Psychology)
Kidnapping victims.
Sign language.
Handicapped > Fiction.
Chilmark (Mass.) > History > 19th century > Juvenile fiction.
Martha's Vineyard (Mass.) > History > 19th century > Juvenile fiction.
Chilmark (Mass.) > History > 19th century > Fiction.
Martha's Vineyard (Mass.) > History > 19th century > Fiction.
Massachusetts > Chilmark.
Massachusetts > Martha's Vineyard.
Martha's Vineyard (Mass.) > Juvenile fiction.
Martha's Vineyard (Mass.) > Fiction.
Children's stories
Fiction.
Historical fiction.
History.
Juvenile works.
Psychological fiction.
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.)
Item Description: Cover art by Julie Morstad.
Carrier Form: 269 pages ; 22 cm
Also available in electronic format.
Audience: Ages 8-12.
Grades 4-6.
Awards: Schneider Family Book Award, Middle Grade, 2021
Bibliography: Includes bibliographical references.
ISBN: 9781338255812 (hardcover : alkaline paper) :110.00
1338255819
Index Number: PZ7
CLC: I712.45
Call Number: I712.45/L687/1st ed.

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