Silence
Publisher
Shadow Mountain
Publication Year
2015
ISBN
9781609079451
Pages
314 pages
Genre
realism
Format
novel
Item Type
Fiction
Annotation
After an accident robs Stella of her hearing and her dream of going to Broadway, she meets Hayden, a boy who stutters, and comes to learn what it truly means to connect and communicate in a world filled with silence.
Grade Level
6-8; 9-12
Lexile Measure
HL460L
Diversity Topics
Family Relationships; Disability and Health; Divorce; Legal guardianship; Physical disability; Neurological disorder; divorced parents; grandparents raising grandchildren; deaf; deaf teenager; stutter
Main Character
female teenager; male teenager
Race/Ethnicities
White
Family Formation
divorced mother and father; grandfather
Awards
Cybils Awards, 2015, Nominee, Young Adult Fiction
Keywords
accident; friendships; romance; singing; new school; high school; head injury; musical theatre
Diversity Impact
direct
STARS Citation
Lytton, Deborah A., "Silence" (2015). Diverse Families. 1623.
https://stars.library.ucf.edu/diversefamilies/1623