Don\'t miss the companion book, Set Me Free CRITICS ARE RAVING ABOUT Show ME A Sign Winner of the 2021 Schneider Family Book Award * NPR Best Books of 2020 * Kirkus Reviews Best Books of 2020 * School Library Journal Best Books of 2020 * 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 Deaf author 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.
In her free time, Ann enjoys yoga and walking her dog Perkins..
But continuing Mary Lambert\'s story, the darkness and the light, shows them that they\'re still counted in.
It\'s getting harder to tell them all their dreams can come true.
The isolation is real -- there will be a long-lasting gap.
Ann says, During the pandemic, I\'ve kept in touch with Deaf library youth at home with families who don\'t sign.
A passionate advocate for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing, as well as underserved youth from marginalized communities, Ann worked for many years as a youth librarian in Gainesville, Florida.
Includes exclusive bonus content! About author(s): Ann Clare Lezotte is the author of the Schneider Family Book Award-winning novel Show Me a Sign , which was named a best book of the year by NPR, Kirkus Reviews , School Library Journal , the New York Public Library, the Chicago Public Library and American Indians in Children\'s Literature, and was a finalist for the New England Independent Booksellers Association and the Jane Addams Children\'s Book Awards.
This critically acclaimed winner of the Schneider Family Book Award joins the Scholastic Gold line, which features award-winning and beloved novels.
Her struggle to save herself is at the core of this penetrating and poignant novel that probes our perceptions of ability and disability.
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.
But recent events have delivered winds of change.
She is proud of her lineage.
Mary has never felt isolated.
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. -- Erin Entrada Kelly, author of the Newbery Award Winner, Hello, Universe Mary Lambert has always felt safe and protected on her beloved island of Martha\'s Vineyard.
You\'ll be better for it. -- Alex Gino, Stonewall Award-winning author of George Spend time in Mary\'s world. -- Publishers Weekly , starred review This book blew me away. -- School Library Journal , starred review * Engrossing. -- The Horn Book , starred review * Expertly crafted...exceptionally written. -- Brian Selznick, creator of Wonderstruck and the Caldecott Award winner, The Invention of Hugo Cabret * Will enthrall readers, but her internal journey...profound. -- Newbery Medalist, Meg Medina for the New York Times A triumph. relevant. sensitive...
Well researched and spare... -- Kirkus Reviews , starred review More than just a page-turner. * A must-read.
This piercing exploration of ableism, racism, and colonialism will inspire readers to examine core beliefs and question what is considered normal.
Don\'t miss the companion book, Set Me Free CRITICS ARE RAVING ABOUT Show ME A Sign Winner of the 2021 Schneider Family Book Award * NPR Best Books of 2020 * Kirkus Reviews Best Books of 2020 * School Library Journal Best Books of 2020 * 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 Deaf author 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
