Sail Me Away Home (Show Me a Sign Trilogy, Book 3) by Ann Clare LeZotte

This gripping, stand-alone story, set in the world of the award-winning Show Me a Sign and Set Me Free, completes a unique and unforgettable trilogy that centers the d/Deaf experience.

“Thrilling, important, and profoundly moving. A true gift.” — Brian Selznick, creator of the New York Times bestsellers Big Tree and The Invention of Hugo Cabret, winner of the Caldecott Medal

"A compelling adventure . . . timeless!" — Lynne Kelly, author of the Schneider Family Book Award winner Song for a Whale

“This book is *kissfist*!!!” — Alex Gino, award-winning author of Melissa and Green

As a young teacher on Martha’s Vineyard, Mary Lambert feels restless and adrift. So when a league of missionaries invite her to travel abroad, she knows it’s a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity. Paris is home to a pioneering deaf school where she could meet its visionary instructors Jean Massieu and Laurent Clerc—and bring back their methods to America!

But the endeavor comes at a cost: The missionaries’ plan to “save” deaf children is questionable at best—and requires Mary’s support. What’s more, the missionaries’ work threatens the Wampanoag and other Native peoples’ freedom and safety. Is pursuing Mary’s own goals worth the price of betraying her friends and her own values?

So begins a feverish and fraught adventure. Brimming with vivid detail and startling insight, Sail Me Away Home will enrich your understanding of the d/Deaf experience as it celebrates d/Deaf history, culture, and community.

Ann 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 Show Me a Sign, which was named a best book of the year by NPR, Kirkus Reviews, School Library Journal, the New York Public Library, the Chicago Public Library, and American Indians in Children's Literature. Set Me Free, the acclaimed standalone companion, was hailed by Kirkus Reviews 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.