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Show Me a Sign (Show Me a Sign, Book 1)

By: Ann Clare LeZotte

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Show Me a Sign (Show Me a Sign, Book 1)

By: Ann Clare LeZotte

Don't miss the companion book, Set Me Free 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. This piercing exploration of ableism, racism, and colonialism will inspire readers to examine core beliefs and question what is considered normal. * "A must-read." -- Kirkus Reviews, starred review "More than just a page-turner. Well researched and spare... sensitive... relevant." -- Newbery Medalist, Meg Medina for the New York Times "A triumph." -- Brian Selznick, creator of Wonderstruck and the Caldecott Award winner, The Invention of Hugo Cabret * "Will enthrall readers, but her internal journey...profound." -- The Horn Book, starred review * "Expertly crafted...exceptionally written." -- School Library Journal, starred review * "Engrossing." -- Publishers Weekly, starred review "This book blew me away." -- Alex Gino, Stonewall Award-winning author of George "Spend time in Mary's world. You'll be better for it." -- 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. 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. Her struggle to save herself is at the core of this penetrating and poignant novel that probes our perceptions of ability and disability.

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1338255835

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Sail Me Away Home (Show Me a Sign Trilogy, Book 3)

By: Ann Clare LeZotte

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Sail Me Away Home (Show Me a Sign Trilogy, Book 3)

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This gripping story, set in the world of the award-winning Show Me a Sign and Set Me Free, completes an unforgettable trilogy centering the d/Deaf experience. "Thrilling, important, and profoundly moving. A true gift." -- Brian Selznick, creator of the New York Times bestsellers Big Tree and The Invention of Hugo Cabret, winner of the Caldecott Medal As a young teacher on Martha's Vineyard, Mary Lambert feels restless and adrift. So when a league of missionaries invite her to travel abroad, she knows it's a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity. Paris is home to a pioneering deaf school where she could meet its visionary instructors Jean Massieu and Laurent Clerc--and bring back their methods to America! But the endeavor comes at a cost: The missionaries' plan to "save" deaf children is questionable at best--and requires Mary's support. What's more, the missionaries' work threatens the Wampanoag and other Native peoples' freedom and safety. Is pursuing Mary's own goals worth the price of betraying her friends and her own values? So begins a feverish and fraught adventure. Brimming with vivid detail and startling insight, Sail Me Away Home will enrich your understanding of the d/Deaf experience as it celebrates d/Deaf history, culture, and community.

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133900349X

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Deer Run Home

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Deer Run Home

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Effie is Deaf, and no one in her family speaks sign language, her language. This moving story of survival and found family, inspired by a true court case, is perfect for fans of Wonder and Out of My Mind. * "Quietly extraordinary." -Kirkus Reviews, starred review * "Elegantly weaves a heartbreaking story with hope." -School Library Journal, starred review Effie and her older sister, Deja, have recently moved into their father's trailer after an incident at their mom's house. Daddy communicates with Effie by pointing, stomping on the floor, and making thoughtless jokes. Even if they did understand each other, could she tell the terrible secret she carries when telling feels impossible-and dangerous? But what if telling is the only way to be seen? This tender, spare, emotionally charged story about the impact of abuse and the power of love explores what it feels like to be an outsider in your own family and to awaken-through friendship, writing, and kinship with the natural world-to a new understanding and appreciation of yourself.

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1546109803

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Set Me Free

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Set Me Free

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The Miracle Worker meets Jane Eyre in this riveting companion to the highly acclaimed Show Me a Sign by Deaf author and librarian Ann Clare LeZotte. Three years after being kidnapped and rendered a live specimen in a cruel experiment to determine the cause of her deafness, fourteen year old Mary Lambert is summoned from her home in Martha's Vineyard to the mainland to teach a younger deaf girl to communicate with sign language. She can't help but wonder, Can a child of eight with no prior language be taught? Still, weary of domestic life and struggling to write as she used to, Mary pours all her passion into the pursuit of freeing this child from the prison of her isolation. But when she arrives at the manor, Mary discovers that there is much more to the girl's story -- and the circumstances of her confinement -- than she ever could have imagined. Freeing her suddenly takes on a much greater meaning -- and risk. Stunning and heartrending, fast-paced and fiercely feminist, this searing expos of ableism and racism is a spellbinding follow-up to the groundbreaking Show Me a Sign.

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1338742493

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T4

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T4

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It is 1939. Paula Becker, thirteen years old and deaf, lives with her family in a rural German town. As rumors swirl of disabled children quietly disappearing, a priest comes to her family’s door with an offer to shield Paula from an uncertain fate. When the sanctuary he offers is fleeting, Paula needs to call upon all her strength to stay one step ahead of the Nazis.

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0547348525

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Sail Me Away Home (Show Me a Sign Trilogy, Book 3)

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Show Me a Sign (Show Me a Sign, Book 1)

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Deer Run Home

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Set Me Free (Show Me a Sign, Book 2)

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Set Me Free (Show Me a Sign, Book 2)

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A riveting standalone companion to the Schneider Family Book Award winner, Show Me a Sign by Deaf author and librarian, Ann Clare LeZotte. “Instantly captivating...will keep readers hooked until the very end...A simultaneously touching and gripping adventure.” -- Kirkus Reviews “Full of adventure and twists...a gripping tale of historical fiction.” -- Booklist "Mary seems set to become a true hero-adventurer, an almost larger-than-life sleuth, teacher, and woman of action; and while the story’s subject matter is serious in its engagement with history’s ills, LeZotte conveys a sense of real enjoyment in having Mary disrupt...the prejudices and expectations of the status quo." -- The Horn Book Three years after being kidnapped as a "live specimen" in a cruel experiment to determine the cause of her deafness, Mary Lambert has grown weary of domestic life on Martha's Vineyard, and even of her once beloved writing. So when an old acquaintance summons her to an isolated manor house outside Boston to teach a young deaf girl to communicate, Mary agrees. But can a child of eight with no prior language be taught? And is Mary up to the task? With newfound purpose, Mary arrives only to discover that there is much more to the girl's story--and the circumstances of her confinement--than she ever could have imagined. Suddenly, teaching her and freeing her from the prison of her isolation, takes on much greater meaning, and peril. Riveting and complex, delicately nuanced and fervently feminist, Set Me Free is a masterful stand-alone companion to Show Me a Sign, and a searing exposé of ableism, racism, and colonialism that will challenge you to think differently about the dignity and capacity within every human being.

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Promiscuous Love

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Promiscuous Love

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All of the poems in "Promiscuous Love" contain an intimate love of experience. With deep emotion and a fine intellect, author Ann LeZotte fully reveals herself in poems about numerous lesbian lovers; friendship and family bonds; life in New England, Greece, and Florida; the experience of being completely deaf; and her struggle with language and meaning. As a lyric poet-taking poets from Sappho to Gary Snyder as her greatest models-LeZotte measures syllabic count, and tries to stretch the boundaries of what lyric verse can be and mean. Written spontaneously over a fourteen-year period, the collection of poetry in "Promiscuous Love" displays a young artist's coming-of-age. 'I don't know how you can write so well without being able to hear. I have always thought that the spoken was the essence of poetry, but you have found ways of writing equally well for the voice and the eye."-Thom Gunn (1929-2004), award-winning poet and MacArthur Fellow

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Promiscuous Love

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Book's by Ann Clare LeZotte

Show Me a Sign (Show Me a Sign, Book 1)

Show Me a Sign (Show Me a Sign, Book 1)

Sail Me Away Home (Show Me a Sign Trilogy, Book 3)

Sail Me Away Home (Show Me a Sign Trilogy, Book 3)

Deer Run Home

Deer Run Home

Set Me Free

Set Me Free

T4

T4

Sail Me Away Home (Show Me a Sign Trilogy, Book 3)

Sail Me Away Home (Show Me a Sign Trilogy, Book 3)

Show Me a Sign (Show Me a Sign, Book 1)

Show Me a Sign (Show Me a Sign, Book 1)

Deer Run Home

Deer Run Home

Set Me Free (Show Me a Sign, Book 2)

Set Me Free (Show Me a Sign, Book 2)

Promiscuous Love

Promiscuous Love

T4

T4

Promiscuous Love

Promiscuous Love

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