| The Silent Boy (Readers Circle) | 
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Sales Rank: 32290
Category: Book
Author: Lois Lowry
Publisher: Laurel Leaf
Studio: Laurel Leaf
Manufacturer: Laurel Leaf
Label: Laurel Leaf
Languages: English (Original Language), English (Unknown), English (Published)
Media: Mass Market Paperback
Reading Level: Young Adult
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 208
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.4
Dimensions (in): 6.7 x 4.2 x 0.6
ISBN: 0440419808
EAN: 9780440419808
ASIN: 0440419808
Publication Date: January 11, 2005
Release Date: January 11, 2005
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Product 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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 silent boy review September 21, 2008
The book was described as used and the cover pages were bent, however when I received the book the binding is also broken and the pages are about to fall out.
The Silent Boy February 16, 2008
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
Katy, retelling her story of her childhood, reveals to the readers a world of a mature almost-nine-year old girl.
During her childhood she is well aware her surroundings, wanting to know more and more about the world around her, and eventually follows in her father's foot steps into the medical world.
After her baby sister is born, Peggy, a country girl, is brought to the family to help around the house. As Peggy enters into Katy's world, so does her brother, Jacob.
Everyone knows Jacob as the "touched boy" and therefore stay isolated from him.
But Katy thinks of him as her friend, and treats him that way too. What does it mean "to be touched?" For Katy, it just means another friend.
Jacob has his gentle ways with animals and nature. He understands the world in a different way, acting differently than the other people around him.
When an unexpected event takes place in their lives, Jacob tries to find a way to make it better. But it just made it worse.
Combined beautifully in her book, Lois Lowery writes what it means to be a person; how to look at people who are different than you are.
Will Jacob's life, "the touched boy" ever be the same as before?
 A Teen's Review April 28, 2007
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
I have been a fan of Lowry's ever since I read The Giver five years ago and I try to read all of her books, and have not been disappointed with one yet.
However, I will say this is not one of her excellent ones. Do not get me wrong, it still is very good but I felt that it jumped quite a bit. She used pictures as a pretext for her chapters but it made it feel as if that's the only reason she went that direction. I feel as if she picked the pictures before writing, which I believe was a mistake.
Also, for the book, the true ending, or where the climax began was in the last twenty pages of the book. It also felt a little abrupt, and I believe that it should have been gently eased into it a little better.
The book is worth a look at, especially if you like early 1900 books. The character are (as always) portrayed fantastically and you really sympathize with them all.
I recommend this book for any Lowry fans or early 1900 America fans.
 Silent Boy-An Amazing Book For Teens, and Adults April 10, 2007
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
This book has a lot of happy parts and sad parts, but most were happy. I think this book should be read by kids older than 12 years of age. It has parts that are very hard to understand, like the part when the mentally disabled boy called Jacob is sent to the asylum. The plot of the story is very well thought out, and it usually stays on topic. This book is great and should have to be read in junior high schools around the world.
Sincerely,
Book-Lad
Bad Ending for Jacob April 10, 2007
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
This book is very touching and should be read by all ages. Although it is a great story, it has a bad ending for Jacob. I do not think that the Silent Boy should have gone to the asylum. This book had an amazing story plot, but it was very sad. It also had a very good ending ending for Katy and Austin. This book should be read by junior high schoolers; it is a little bit advanced for average fifth grade readers.
By a highly educated fifth grader
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