Dark Silence
Publisher
Random House Children's Books
Publication Year
1993
ISBN
9780449704189
Pages
186 pages
Genre
realism
Format
chapter book
Item Type
Fiction
Annotation
Randy wanted things to be the way they used to be, but her mother is dead, her father has remarried, they've moved to a new neighborhood and her first friend in it cuts her off for no reason that Randy can figure out.
Grade Level
6-8; 9-12
Diversity Topics
Family Relationships; Family member death; Step parent; Family violence; death of a mother; step mother; domestic abuse; abusive parent; rage
Main Character
girl
Race/Ethnicities
White
Family Formation
father and step mother
Awards
Books for You: An Annotated Booklist for Senior High, Twelfth Edition, 1995
Keywords
child abuse; friendship; biking; suicide
Diversity Impact
direct
STARS Citation
Wartski, Maureen Crane, "Dark Silence" (1993). Diverse Families. 1044.
https://stars.library.ucf.edu/diversefamilies/1044