Mary Underwater, Shannon Doleski
Mary Underwater, Shannon Doleski
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Mary Underwater

Author: Shannon Doleski

Narrator: Emily Lawrence

Unabridged: 5 hr 26 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Oasis Audio

Published: 04/07/2020

Includes: Bonus Material Bonus Material Included


Synopsis

Inspired by Joan of Arc, a girl builds and pilots a submarine to prove just what girls can do in this masterful middle-grade debut
 
Mary Murphy feels like she’s drowning. Her violent father is home from prison, and the social worker is suspicious of her new bruises. An aunt she’s never met keeps calling. And if she can’t get a good grade on her science project, she’ll fail her favorite class.

But Mary doesn’t want to be a victim anymore. She has a plan: build a real submarine, like the model she’s been making with Kip Dwyer, the secretly sweet class clown. Gaining courage from her heroine, Joan of Arc, Mary vows to pilot a sub across the Chesapeake Bay, risking her life in a modern crusade to save herself.

Mary Underwater is an empowering tale of persistence, heroism, and hope from a luminous new voice in middle-grade fiction.

About The Author

Shannon Doleski was born and raised in Cazenovia, New York. After graduating from Niagara University with an English Education degree, Shannon was an English teacher and swim coach in New York and Maryland. She lives with her husband, three children, and beagle wherever the Air Force sends them (currently West Texas). Visit her author website at shannondoleski.com. Mary Underwater is her debut novel.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Jeff

600 years ago, Joan of Arc got a raw deal. The legendary Roman Catholic saint was burned at the stake, a dire demise for a lady later canonized by the church. Absolutely nothing could remedy this grave injustice. But Mary Underwater comes damn close. This tale of a girl and her submarine goes deeper......more

Goodreads review by Raquel

MARY UNDERWATER is a book that will steal you away into its gorgeous, sea-foamed setting as well as the brutal and beautiful life of Mary, our sweet and brave protagonist. What I love most about Mary is her bravery and strength exist alongside qualities that are quiet, shy, even bashful at times. In......more

[URL not allowed] Mary has a violent father, her mother doesn’t do anything to make her feel safe, and is a victim as well, but, when her father is back in the house from his prison sentence, Mary knows things should change. She’s let her grades slip, fear has cultivated inside......more

Goodreads review by Shannon

It's my book!!!......more

Goodreads review by Tanya

Ahhh! I'm experiencing a serious book hangover. I was extremely lucky to have been given the opportunity to read this before it hits the shelves in 2020. Doleski does an exceptional job straddling that gray area between upper-MG and lower-YA. The story was a perfect equation of swoony romance + whip......more