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The Silent Boy
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The Silent Boy (2003) (edit title/settings)

by Lois Lowry (Author) (edit contributors)

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Precocious Katy Thatcher comes to realize what a gentle, silent boy did for his family. He meant to help, not harm. It didn’t turn out that way. “The author balances humor and generosity with the obstacles and injustice of Katy’s world to depict a complete picture of the turn of the 20th... read more

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  • Katy Thatcher: Main character-narrator
  • Jacob Stoltz: The silent boy. Peggy also refers to her brother as being "touched by God"
  • Peggy: Jacob's older sister that went off to work in the Thatcher household.
  • Nellie: Works in the Bishops house next to the Thatchers.
  • Mr. Bishop: Loves to buy new fancy devices that we would take for granted like a car and new cameras.
  • Dr. Thatcher: Katies dad
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My friend Austin Bishop lived next door and was to be invited to my sixth birthday party the next month.

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  1. Lois Lowry (Author)

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Original Language: English
Publisher: Houghton Mifflin
Country: USA
Publication Date: 2003
ISBN: 0618282319
Page Count: 192

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