All he knew / Helen Frost.
Henry has been deaf from an early age - he is intelligent and aware of language, but by age six, he has decided it is not safe to speak to strangers. When the time comes for him to start school, he is labeled "unteachable." Because his family has very little money, his parents and older sister, Molly feel powerless to help him. Henry is sent to Riverview, a bleak institution where he is misunderstood, underestimated, and harshly treated. Victor, a conscientious objector to World War II, is part of a Civilian Public Service program offered as an alternative to the draft. In 1942, he arrives at Riverview to serve as an attendant and quickly sees that Henry is far from unteachable - he is brave, clever, and sometimes mischievous. In Victor's care, Henry discovers that things can change for the better.
Record details
- ISBN: 9780374312992
- ISBN: 0374312990
- Physical Description: 254 pages ; 24 cm
- Edition: First edition.
- Publisher: New York : Farrar Straus Giroux, 2020.
- Copyright: ©2020
Content descriptions
Target Audience Note: | 760L Lexile Ages 10-14. Farrar Straus Giroux Books for Young Readers. Grades 4-6. Farrar Straus Giroux Books for Young Readers. |
Study Program Information Note: | Accelerated Reader MG 4.7 4 4 508353 |
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Subject: | Inmates of institutions > Juvenile fiction. Deaf > Juvenile fiction. People with disabilities > Juvenile fiction. Conscientious objectors > Juvenile fiction. Novels in verse. |
Genre: | Novels in verse. Historical fiction. |
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- 2 of 2 copies available at Lehigh Valley Library System.
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Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
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Allentown Public Library | J FROST, HELEN (Text) | 34455006772483 | Juv Fiction | Available | - |
Bethlehem Main Library | jY (Text) | 33062009341760 | Juv Middle Reader | Available | - |