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The Silent Boy

Average rating
4 out of 5
Based on 1,955 Ratings and 342 Reviews

Book Description
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, Starred


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Book Information
PublisherListening Library
BindingAudio Cassette (15 editions)
Reading LevelAll Ages
# of PagesN/A
ISBN-100807216917
ISBN-13978-0807216910
Publication Date05/13/2003
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About Lois Lowry (Author) : Lois Lowry is a published author of children's books and young adult books. Some of the published credits of Lois Lowry include The Giver (Unabridged), Number the Stars (Unabridged), Messenger (Unabri... more
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About Karen Allen (Narrator, Reader) : Karen Allen is a published narrator of children's books. A published credit of Karen Allen is The Silent Boy.
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2/8/2008 Christy Evers said: A touching story of a young girl and her friendship with an "odd" boy in an ere before "autism" had a name.
tags: I recommend, Inspired me, I read

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4/5/2007 Little Willow tagged as: I Read

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