I read Emma’s House of Sound and was touched, not only
    because of my professional career as a Chair for the Board
    of a well known School for the Deaf, but more importantly
    because I am deaf.  Emma jumps off the page as her feelings
    of scorn and disrespect are felt, and being a deaf person, I
    can attest to similar feelings as a child.

    Her fiction story is honest, poignant and heart-felt when the
    mimicking child at the end says, “Emma, you are not deaf, I
    am because I didn’t listen to the sounds you heard.”  Mary
    Jane is an impressive woman with whom I commend her work
    and diligence. .

    - Edgar Turner, Chair Emeritus Florida School for the
    Deaf and Blind


    I had the privilege of reading Emma's House of Sound, and
    it truly was an honor. MJ really captured all the feelings and
    emotions that a young deaf girl is going through at school.
    Young children can sometimes be so cruel in the beginning,
    but as they got to know Emma, the ridicule and teasing
    quickly turned to understanding and love. This is an
    awesome book that needs to be read by adults as well as
    children. Congratulation to you, MJ. Be very proud of this
    book, you did a great job.

    - Michael J. Wargo
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