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will love Sign up for LibraryThing to find out whether you'll like this book. When he is wrongly accused of gravely injuring his baby half sister, thirteen-year-old Branwell loses his power of speech and only his friend Connor is able to reach him and uncover the truth about what really happened. (  ) ERMSMediaCenter | Jan 14, 2009 |  None of the child characters really sounded like children (/teens), but it was an interesting book and had a great reveal at the end. (  ) herebebooks | Nov 3, 2008 | Moving story--sophisticated psychology. mochap | Apr 2, 2008 | 13 year old Connor's best friend Branwell has been sent to a juvenile detention center after supposedly dropping his baby sister and causing her to slip into a coma. To make matters worse, Branwell has been so shocked by what has happened that he cannot speak, and therefore cannot defend himself or proclaim his innocence. There is talk that he did it because he was jealous of his new baby half-sister but Connor knows that Branwell loved and adored her. It is up to Connor to try and unlock the mystery behind what really happened to baby Nikki - who hurt her and why? A fascinating, well-written mystery about infatuation ( with the British au pair), family (both Connor & Branwell have complicated blended families) and the power of friendship ( when you know a person so well, they don't need to speak for you to understand them) P.9-12. nicsreads | Jan 22, 2008 | Realistic fiction, about one boy's attempt to communicate with his best friend, who has become silent after an accident that puts his sister in a coma. - Dr. Kottke educ318 | Nov 28, 2007 |  no reviews | add a review
Amazon.com (ISBN 0689836023, Paperback)What happened on Wednesday, November 25, 2:43 P.M., Eastern Standard Time, to cause Branwell Zamborska to become mute? All anyone knows is that he called 911 because his baby sister, Nikki, had stopped breathing, and when he was unable to speak to the operator, Vivian, the English au pair, came on the line to say that Branwell had dropped the baby and shaken her. His best friend, Connor, begins visiting him at the juvenile behavioral center, where he has been sent while Nikki remains in a coma at the hospital. Working out a code they both can use, Connor begins the long process of trying to communicate with his friend to find out what really happened. With the help of his own half-sister and some canny detective work, Connor uncovers a complex, multilayered tale of human desires, adolescent confusion, and a touch of menace.E.L. Konigsburg, brilliant Newbery Medal-winning author of From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler and The View from Saturday, has honed her skills to a fine point. Her keen understanding of young people is matched by her ability to create suspenseful, page-turning masterpieces. This beautifully written story is darker than some of her others, with a remarkably true glimpse into a young man's inner world. (Ages 10 to 14) --Emilie Coulter (retrieved from Amazon Fri, 24 Apr 2009 07:58:03 -0400) The first test round has been closed. Visit the Open Shelves Classification group for details. |
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