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Silent to the Bone by E.L. Konigsburg

alisacal's review against another edition

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4.0

SIAS:What do you do when you have a secret so shameful it steals your voice?

rebecca_oneil's review against another edition

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5.0

In this haunting, layered mystery, Branwell Zamborska is struck mute after his baby sister is injured while he and the au pair are in the house. Only his best friend Connor is able to communicate with Branwell to try to unravel what really happened -- both on that fateful day, and in the weeks leading up to it. Connor feels Branwell is innocent, but until Branwell decides to speak, nothing can be proven.

I read this on a plane and it kept me turning pages. Great cover, great dialogue, and excellent characterization. A good portrait of blended families; I love the relationship between Connor and his older half-sister, Margaret. Connor's independence and resourcefulness, as well as his humanity (he always tries to be completely honest about his feelings, even when they aren't pretty) will appeal to middle-school and high-school readers. Would be interesting paired with Speak by Anderson...

brooklynncollier's review against another edition

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4.0

Great plot and message. I read it when I was younger and decided to read it again as an adult and was still intrigued.
Tackles some bigger topics well for younger audiences.
Only minus is it does run on a little much and could be advanced faster.

ewhaverkamp's review against another edition

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4.0

Not my favorite book of hers, but still a good book. Some sexual references. Upper Middle

jennyreadit's review against another edition

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5.0

A story of blended families, the art of friendship, little puberty wound around a mystery. Definitely for middle schoolers.

vpardew's review against another edition

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dark emotional mysterious sad tense fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

3.0

kind of dark and very sexual for an elementary/middle grade book?? but deals with a serious issue in a really good way. a little predictable but that’s fine. totally different vibe from the author who write the mixed up files of ms basil

tildyreads's review against another edition

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dark emotional informative reflective sad tense medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

protoman21's review against another edition

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3.0

This was not at all what I expected. It started pretty slow and took me a while to get into it, but I definitely did get something out of it in the end. I'm not sure I'd recommend it to young adults though. Not that it is too mature for them, but because I am just not sure they would get anything from it. How would you even begin to describe it?

olivia1997's review against another edition

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challenging dark emotional hopeful informative inspiring lighthearted mysterious reflective sad tense fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.75

laughing_llama's review against another edition

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reflective medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

3.25