![]() ![]() ![]() While the girls had ASL interpreters in school, the support wasn’t there for distance learning. Homeschooling their kids seemed impossible. Like the majority of parents of Deaf kids, they are hearing and not ASL fluent. ![]() As soon as my library closed in March 2020 and I began working from home, two families with Deaf adolescent daughters I’d met as patrons tracked me down on Facebook. Maybe the urgency was also coming from other sources. She was urging me to continue-and my editor, Tracy Mack, wasn’t far behind! But when I put down the proverbial pen (more like closing a Chrome book), my mind was still racing with her thoughts, and my heart was aching and pounding with her feelings. It had been difficult (eight drafts?) to find her voice and character, first in sign language outlines, then written words. After the book published, I felt Mary Lambert had more story to tell. In the most unusual year for a book release, I was delighted with critic and reader response to Show Me a Sign and so grateful to all of you for your immeasurable support. Did you know September is National Deaf Awareness Month? To celebrate, we're sharing this thoughtful letter author Ann Clare LeZotte wrote about her new book, Set Me Free. ![]()
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