TY  - BOOK
AU  - LeZotte,Ann Clare
TI  - Show me a sign
SN  - 9781338255829
AV  - PZ7.L59114 Sh 2021
U1  - [Fic] 23
PY  - 2021///]
CY  - New York, NY
PB  - Scholastic Inc.
KW  - Deaf
KW  - Fiction
KW  - sears
KW  - People with disabilities
KW  - Kidnapping
KW  - Identity (Psychology)
KW  - Human experimentation in medicine
KW  - Sign language
KW  - Chilmark (Mass.)
KW  - History
KW  - Martha's Vineyard (Mass.)
KW  - Historical fiction
KW  - lcgft
KW  - Psychological fiction
N1  - Includes bibliographical references; School Library Journal starred, March 2020; Notable/Best Books (A.L.A.), January 2021; Library Media Connection starred, March 2020; Horn Book Starred, September 2020; Pub Weekly, January 2020; Kirkus Starred, November 2019; Booklist, February 2020; 4.6; 5-8; Follett School Solutions; Accelerated Reader AR; MG; 5.1; 7.0; 506689; BR
N2  - "It is 1805 and Mary Lambert has always felt safe among the deaf community of Chilmark on Martha's Vineyard where practically everyone communicates in a shared sign language, but recent events have shattered her life; her brother George has died, land disputes between English settlers and the Wampanoag people are becoming increasingly bitter, and a 'scientist' determined to discover the origins of the islands' widespread deafness has decided she makes the perfect 'live specimen'--and kidnapped her"--OCLC
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