The weight of silence
(Book)
Author:
Published:
Don Mills, Ontario : MIRA, c2009.
Format:
Book
Physical Desc:
373 pages ; 21 cm
Accelerated Reader:
IL: UG - BL: 5.3 - AR Pts: 14
Status:
Description
When two little girls disappear in the night, the truth about what happened lies in the words they cannot speak.
As dawn’s shimmering light drenches the humid Iowa air, two families wake to find their little girls have gone missing. There’s seven-year-old Calli Clark, a sweet, gentle dreamer who suffers from selective mutism brought on by a tragedy that pulled her deep into silence as a toddler, and Petra Gregory, Calli’s best friend, her soul mate and her voice.
Desperate to find their children, Calli’s mother, Antonia, and Petra’s father, Martin, are forced to confront dark truths about the role each of them may have inadvertently played in the girls’ disappearance. Inextricably tied together, these two families are trapped in the silence of unspoken family secrets. Will they find their daughters before it’s too late?
Heather Gudenkauf’s bestselling and groundbreaking debut is a gripping novel packed with dark secrets and deep emotion. This chilling tale of two families’ desperate search will linger long after the final page is turned.
As dawn’s shimmering light drenches the humid Iowa air, two families wake to find their little girls have gone missing. There’s seven-year-old Calli Clark, a sweet, gentle dreamer who suffers from selective mutism brought on by a tragedy that pulled her deep into silence as a toddler, and Petra Gregory, Calli’s best friend, her soul mate and her voice.
Desperate to find their children, Calli’s mother, Antonia, and Petra’s father, Martin, are forced to confront dark truths about the role each of them may have inadvertently played in the girls’ disappearance. Inextricably tied together, these two families are trapped in the silence of unspoken family secrets. Will they find their daughters before it’s too late?
Heather Gudenkauf’s bestselling and groundbreaking debut is a gripping novel packed with dark secrets and deep emotion. This chilling tale of two families’ desperate search will linger long after the final page is turned.
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Eagle River Adult Fiction
FIC GUD (pbk)
Available
Apr 25, 2023
Hayward Adult And Young Adult Fiction
GUD
Available
Feb 27, 2024
Manitowish Waters Adult Fiction
F Gud
Available
Aug 9, 2021
Presque Isle Adult Fiction
F Gud
Available
Aug 30, 2021
Spooner Adult Fiction
F GUD
Available
Mar 2, 2024
Webster Adult Fiction
FIC GUD SC
Available
Aug 29, 2022
Winter Adult Fiction
Gudenkauf
Available
Jan 18, 2019
More Details
Language:
English
ISBN:
9780778327400, 077832740X
Accelerated Reader:
UG
Level 5.3, 14 Points
Level 5.3, 14 Points
Notes
General Note
Includes questions for discussion at the end of the book. [2 pages]
Description
"It happens quietly one August morning. As dawn's shimmering light drenches the humid Iowa air, two families awaken to find their little girls have gone missing in the night. Seven-year-old Calli Clark is sweet, gentle, a dreamer who suffers from selective mutism brought on by tragedy that pulled her deep into silence as a toddler. Calli's mother, Antonia, tried to be the best mother she could within the confines of marriage to a mostly absent, often angry husband. Now, though she denies that her husband could be involved in the possible abductions, she fears her decision to stay in her marriage has cost her more than her daughter's voice. Petra Gregory is Calli's best friend, her soul mate and her voice. But neither Petra nor Calli has been heard from since their disappearance was discovered. Desperate to find his child, Martin Gregory is forced to confront a side of himself he did not know existed beneath his intellectual, professorial demeanor. Now these families are tied by the questions of what happened to their children. And the answer is trapped in the silence of unspoken family secrets."--p. [4] of cover.
Study Program Information
Accelerated Reader AR,UG,5.3,14,145134.
Citations
APA Citation (style guide)
Gudenkauf, H. (2009). The weight of silence. Don Mills, Ontario, MIRA.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation (style guide)Gudenkauf, Heather. 2009. The Weight of Silence. Don Mills, Ontario, MIRA.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities Citation (style guide)Gudenkauf, Heather, The Weight of Silence. Don Mills, Ontario, MIRA, 2009.
MLA Citation (style guide)Gudenkauf, Heather. The Weight of Silence. Don Mills, Ontario, MIRA, 2009.
Note! Citation formats are based on standards as of July 2022. Citations contain only title, author, edition, publisher, and year published. Citations should be used as a guideline and should be double checked for accuracy.
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