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Singing Hands
Publisher
Clarion Books
Publication Year
2006
ISBN
9780618657629
Pages
224 pages
Genre
historical
Format
novel
Item Type
Fiction
Annotation
In the late 1940s, twelve-year-old Gussie, a minister's daughter, learns the definition of integrity while helping with a celebration at the Alabama School for the Deaf--her punishment for misdeeds against her deaf parents and their boarders.
Grade Level
3-5; 6-8
Lexile Measure
900L
Diversity Topics
Disability and Health; Physical disability; deaf; deaf children; deaf adults; hard of hearing
Main Character
female child
Race/Ethnicities
White
Family Formation
mother and father
Awards
Best Children's Books of the Year, 2007 Ages (9 to 12)
Book Sense Children's Picks
Middle and Junior High School Library Catalog, Supplement to Ninth Edition, 2007
Notable Social Studies Trade Books for Young People, 2007
Keywords
church; sign language; church for the deaf; prayer; punishment; religion; Christianity; Birmingham, Alabama
Diversity Impact
direct
STARS Citation
Ray, Delia, "Singing Hands" (2006). Diverse Families. 1590.
https://stars.library.ucf.edu/diversefamilies/1590