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The author of Edgar Allan and Lisa, Bright and Dark returns with a compelling tale firmly fixed in historical accuracy. In 1880 Martha's Vineyard, Merry Skiffe, profoundly deaf, is accused of murder. The 12-year-old faces two seemingly impossible tasks--proving that the stoniness of deafness can be penetrated while also trying to prove her own innocence before the law.