| The Weight of Silence Contributor(s): Gudenkauf, Heather (Author) |
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ISBN: 077832740X ISBN-13: 9780778327400 Publisher: Mira Books OUR PRICE: $17.09 Product Type: Paperback Published: July 2009 Annotation: Masterfully written and beautifully told, Gudenkauf's debut is a stunning novel of family devotion, honesty, and regret that's sure to linger long after the last page is turned--a story of two families tied by the question of what had happened to their children. Original. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Fiction | Literary - Fiction | Mystery & Detective - General - Fiction | Family Life - General |
| Dewey: FIC |
| LCCN: 2010294886 |
| Physical Information: 1" H x 5.58" W x 8.27" (0.73 lbs) 384 pages |
| Themes: - Topical - Family - Locality - Dubuque, Iowa - Geographic Orientation - Iowa - Cultural Region - Heartland - Cultural Region - Upper Midwest |
| Accelerated Reader Info |
| Quiz #: 145134 Reading Level: 5.3 Interest Level: Upper Grades Point Value: 14.0 |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher 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. |
Contributor Bio(s): Gudenkauf, Heather: - Heather Gudenkauf is a New York Times and USA Today bestselling author of The Weight of Silence and Not a Sound. Heather lives in Iowa with her family. |