Mary takes a big leap of faith in leaving the safety of her home, where she is surrounded by a community who can sign and understand that her deafness is not an affliction. The letter is mysterious and vague, but Mary chooses to chase after the call anyways. Luckily for Mary, she is invited to teach a girl on the mainland who is believed to be deaf. There are some really great, but also painful moments, where she clashes a bit with her mom on her purpose in life. The story follows Mary who is still recovering from the traumas of Show Me A Sign and is now also trying to answer the big question - what will she do with her life? Will she have a vocation? Will she get married like her mother wants her to? Mary is an incredibly introspective and honest character for a young teen, yet her emotional outbursts remind us of her youth. The universe blessed me with a great rainy day after - so I finished this in one sitting! #middleschoollibrarian #middleschoollibrary #library #librarian #futurereadylibs #iteachlibrary #bookstagrammer #bookstagram #librariesofinstagram #librariansofinstagram #librariesfollowlibraries #librarylife #librarianlife #schoollibrarian #middlegrade #middlegradebooks #iteach #librarylove #booksbooksbooks #amreading #bibliophile #schoollibrariansrock #bookreview #bookrecommendation #igreads #malibrary #msla #mediaspecialist was very lucky to get my hand on an ARC of this much anticipated sequel thanks to a loan from a dear friend. Both series are historical fiction books about disability, abuse, and personal transformation. These books are wonderful readalikes to The War that Saved My Life, which is wildly popular in our school. Readers should likely read both books, but Set Me Free stands alone as its own story.

Mary Lambert is one of my favorite characters from 2020, so I'm very happy to revisit her world again. ✅ interesting look at the limits of friendship and the inability to ever fully understand someone else's situation

✅ fascinating look at dDeaf culture and MVSL in particular ✅ weaves together the effects of racism, ableism and colonialism, as well as early feminism ✅ explores marginalized populations in early America

Happy pub day to this fabulous sequel to Show Me a Sign!

Show me a sign ann clare lezotte