Mary Murphy feels like sheโs drowning. Her violent father is home from prison, and the social worker is suspicious of her new bruises. An aunt sheโs never met keeps calling. And if she canโt get a good grade on her science project, sheโll fail her favorite class.
But Mary doesnโt want to be a victim anymore. She has a plan: build a real submarine, like the model sheโs 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.Shannon Doleski is the author of Mary Underwater, which received a starred review from Bulletin of the Center for Childrenโs Books, who called it โperfect for readers not quite ready for Laurie Halse Anderson.โ She 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 family in West Texas. Visit her author website at shannondoleski.com.