{"product_id":"set-me-free-gold-show-me-a-sign-book-2-paperback","title":"Set Me Free (Gold) (Show Me a Sign, Book 2) - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eAnn Clare Lezotte\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA riveting standalone companion to the Schneider Family Book Award winner, \u003ci\u003eShow Me a Sign\u003c\/i\u003e by Deaf author and librarian, Ann Clare LeZotte--now in Scholastic Gold!\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Instantly captivating...will keep readers hooked until the very end...A simultaneously touching and gripping adventure.\" -- \u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Full of adventure and twists...a gripping tale of historical fiction.\" -- \u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"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.\" -- \u003ci\u003eThe Horn Book\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThree 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSo 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eRiveting and complex, delicately nuanced and fervently feminist, \u003ci\u003eSet Me Free\u003c\/i\u003e is a masterful stand-alone companion to \u003ci\u003eShow Me a Sign\u003c\/i\u003e, 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eAnn Clare LeZotte is a completely deaf and bilingual-bicultural (ASL\/English) member of the Deaf community, and an essential voice for Deaf \/ HOH, disabled, and marginalized youth. She is the author of the Schneider Family Book Award-winning novel \u003ci\u003eShow Me a Sign\u003c\/i\u003e, which was named a best book of the year by NPR, \u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eSchool Library Journal\u003c\/i\u003e, the New York Public Library, the Chicago Public Library, and American Indians in Children's Literature. \u003ci\u003eSet Me Free\u003c\/i\u003e, the acclaimed standalone companion, was hailed by \u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e as a \"simultaneously touching and gripping adventure.\" Ann worked for many years as a youth librarian before becoming a full-time writer. She lives in Gainesville, Florida.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 304\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.8 x 7.7 x 5.4 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e July 04, 2023\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \u003cdiv\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAccelerated Reader:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eQuiz Name:\u003c\/strong\u003e Set Me Free\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eInterest Level:\u003c\/strong\u003e Middle Grades, 4-8\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eReading Level:\u003c\/strong\u003e 5.2\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePoint Value:\u003c\/strong\u003e 7\u003c\/div\u003e\n                ","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51772637741344,"sku":"9781339023823","price":8.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/9851464169744c8fcb3429a9326d47b2.webp?v=1780410242","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/set-me-free-gold-show-me-a-sign-book-2-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}