The Silent Boy
Precocious Katy Thatcher comes to realize what a gentle, silent boy did for his family. He meant to help, not harm. It didn’t turn out that way.“The author balances humor and generosity with the obstacles and injustice of Katy’s world to depict a complete picture of the turn of the 20th...
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Precocious Katy Thatcher comes to realize what a gentle, silent boy did for his family. He meant to help, not harm. It didn’t turn out that way.“The author balances humor and generosity with the obstacles and injustice of Katy’s world to depict a complete picture of the turn of the 20th century.”—Publishers Weekly, StarredFrom the Paperback edition.
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Format: paperback
ISBN:
9780307976086 (0307976084)
ASIN: 307976084
Publish date: February 14th 2012
Publisher: Ember
Pages no: 208
Edition language: English
Category:
Fantasy,
Young Adult,
Childrens,
Teen,
Academic,
Read For School,
Realistic Fiction,
Juvenile,
Historical Fiction,
Middle Grade,
Disability
One of the reasons that I hated reading as a child was because the books that I had access to were cutesy. They didn’t deal with real-life issues. I think I would have loved this book when I was a preteen. It’s definitely a mature and realistic middlegrade novel. The Silent Boy is a historical fic...
Another FANTASTIC story by Lois Lowry. Just like her other books, this book tells a story that reflects on real life situations. Her writing makes you feel like you are the little girl and you are experiencing her life events. The story encourages you to reflect on how you approach situations and...
(review originally posted on my livejournal account: http://intoyourlungs.livejournal.com/27815.html#cutid2)Why I Read It: Waayyy back in grade 11(5-6 years ago), I read Lowry's The Giver and fell absolutely in LOVE with it. Since then, I've only read her other Newberry Award winner Number the Stars...
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