About this book
Always overshadowed by his competitive older brother, especially in their work as mule drivers on the Erie Canal, fourteen-year-old Howard finally finds the courage to pursue his dreams of becoming an educator after he learns about sign language and teaches it to his deaf friend in nineteenth-century New York State.
Subjects
FictionHistoryPeople with disabilitiesSelf-confidenceBrothersDeafAmerican Sign LanguageChildren's fictionSiblings, fictionWinter, fictionHelpfulness, fiction