I enjoyed this book and Mary's unbreakable spirit. I didn't really understand the book's ending, but that may be because I was reading an ARC -- so while it felt vague me, that might be because I wasn't reading the finished story. On the whole, I think the book was a great balance between Mary's seeking heart and the hardships imposed upon her by the hearing world. I'm glad that it felt like she really grows as a person seeking her path and figuring out what she wants to do in the world.

Advanced Reader's Copy provided by Edelweiss. ( )

middlegrade/teen historical fiction, #3 in series (can be a standalone but much more meaningful when read in order). Set in 1810 Massachusetts (Chilmark, Martha's Vineyard) and London/Paris via a weeks-long sea voyage.

Mary gets in trouble with some of the townsfolk for not discouraging her students' play and decides to take the opportunity to travel for a while with some Christian Missionaries, with whom she is sure to disagree with sooner than later, and visit some European schools for deaf students.

Liked this one, but feels like I am missing more information about Mary's unexplained premonitions (likely to be part of her continuing overseas adventures in the next book). Mostly I am just enjoying Mary's growth as a character over the whole series. Plotwise, she doesn't shake things up as much as I thought she might, but thankfully does manage to keep herself safe--for now at least. ( )