His maniacal drive to find answers soon renders Mary a live specimen in a cruel experiment. And a cunning young scientist has arrived, hoping to discover the origin of the island's prevalent deafness. Tensions over land disputes are mounting between English settlers and the Wampanoag people. Mary's brother died, leaving her family shattered. She is proud of her lineage.īut recent events have delivered winds of change. Now, over a hundred years later, many people there - including Mary - are deaf, and nearly everyone can communicate in sign language. Her great-great-grandfather was an early English settler and the first deaf islander. Mary Lambert has always felt safe and protected on her beloved island of Martha's Vineyard.
"A triumph." - Brian Selznick, creator of Wonderstruck and the Caldecott Honor Book, The Invention of Hugo Cabret Middle-grade readers of every age will find a girl to root for who is asking all the right questions." - Newbery Medalist, Meg Medina for the New York Times
"LeZotte's novel is more than just a page-turner. Perfect for summer reading, distance learning, and schools, peer, and family book groups.ĭeaf author and librarian Ann Clare LeZotte weaves a riveting Own Voices story inspired by the true history of a thriving deaf community on Martha's Vineyard in the early 19th century.
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