Silent to the Bone
Speechless Connor is sure his best friend, Branwell, couldn't have hurt Branwell's baby sister, Nikki. But Nikki lies in a coma, and Branwell is in a juvenile behavioral center, suspected of a horrible crime and unable to utter the words to tell what really happened. Connor is the only one who...
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Speechless Connor is sure his best friend, Branwell, couldn't have hurt Branwell's baby sister, Nikki. But Nikki lies in a coma, and Branwell is in a juvenile behavioral center, suspected of a horrible crime and unable to utter the words to tell what really happened. Connor is the only one who might be able to break through Branwell's wall of silence. But how can he prove Branwell didn't commit the unspeakable act of which he's accused -- when Branwell can't speak for himself?
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Format: paperback
ISBN:
9780689871238 (0689871236)
Publish date: May 25th 2004
Publisher: Aladdin Paperbacks
Pages no: 272
Edition language: English
Category:
Young Adult,
Childrens,
Teen,
Novels,
Academic,
School,
Realistic Fiction,
Juvenile,
Middle Grade,
Mystery,
Sociology,
Abuse
Interesting characters, a compelling story, a slight let down at the end. I enjoyed this one more than The Mysterious Edge of the Heroic World. Margaret is the best part of the book, so I'm pretty excited to read The Outcasts of 19 Schuyler Place.
Another book written for teens, but E.L. Konigsburg is just the sort of writer who drags you in and forces you to finish a book at one sitting. I got this because I heard it was a tie-in to 'The Outcasts of 19 Schuyler Place.' It sort of is - it takes place in the same town, but years later, and the...
Very well done tale of a trauma and the consequences of staying silent at the beginning of something one knows is wrong. Compelling characters, believable plot and very good writing.
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