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Bibliographic Information (APA): Author last name, First initial. (Year published). Title in italics. Illus. Illustrator First Name Last Name. City published, State published: Publisher.

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Response/Rating (1-4):
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Sunday, March 25, 2012

The Silent Boy

Bibliographic Information: Lowry, Lois. (2003). The silent boy. New York, New York: Houghton Mifflin Publishing Company.

Annotation: This is the story of a young girl, Katy Thatcher, who was able to understand a boy others considered "touched". Though Jacob never spoke to her, with the help of her father, Katy learned to understand Jacob and considered him a friend. Unfortunately, that friendship was not enough to help him in the end.

Genre: Author Study

Grade Level: I

Readers Who Will Like This Book: Readers who are interested in stories that have some unexpected twists and the relationships of the people experiencing those twists.

Personal Response and Rating: I rate this a 4. I took from this book a message that justice is not always served and sometimes adults do not know what is best or what is right.

Prereading Question: Do adults always know what is best?
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