| The Color of Silence Contributor(s): Shaw, Liane (Author) |
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ISBN: 1926920937 ISBN-13: 9781926920931 Publisher: Second Story Press OUR PRICE: $10.76 Product Type: Paperback Published: March 2013 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Young Adult Fiction | Disabilities & Special Needs - Young Adult Fiction | Social Themes - Death, Grief, Bereavement - Young Adult Fiction | Social Themes - Friendship |
| Dewey: FIC |
| Lexile Measure: 710 |
| Physical Information: 0.8" H x 5.4" W x 8.2" (0.60 lbs) 280 pages |
| Themes: - Topical - Death/Dying - Topical - Friendship |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Alex is seventeen years old and she feels her life has come to an end. After being involved in an accident that killed her best friend, she doesn't see why anyone would want her around and she refuses to talk. Ordered by a judge to do community service, she must spend time at a hospital with a girl named Joanie, who has minimal control of her body and no speech. Never having known another way of being, Joanie has an extraordinary internal life. She has been listening and watching as the world goes on around her, but Joanie is so full of words, thoughts and images that if she could ever figure out a way to let them loose, they would come swirling out in a torrent of syllables. She would fill every room with the colors of her dreams until the whole world became a rainbow of her making. Brought together by accident, Alex and Joanie have experienced the helplessness of silence. Their growing connection may lead them both to find the power of their voices. |
Contributor Bio(s): Shaw, Liane: - Liane Shaw was an educator for more than twenty-five years and has been a parent for over thirty. She has long been a passionate advocate for the rights of youth facing a variety of physical, emotional and academic challenges. All six of her YA novels, along with her teaching memoir, present a diverse array of stories based on young people she has had the honor to know both at home and in the classroom. Liane lives in the Ottawa Valley. For more information, visit www.lianeshaw.ca. |