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After a tragic event in a small deaf community, a scientist arrives to investigate and makes a young girl feel more like a test subject than a person.
Show full descriptionWinner of the 2021 Schneider Family Book Award
NPR Best Books of 2020
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New York Public Library Best Books of 2020
Chicago Public Library Best Books of 2020
2020 Jane Addams Children's Book Award Finalist
2020 New England Independent Booksellers Award Finalist
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, 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.
Deaf author and librarian Ann Clare LeZotte weaves a riveting story inspired by the true history of a thriving deaf community on Martha's Vineyard in the early 19th century, making readers question their own ideas about what is "normal."