| Title | : | Hush |
|---|---|---|
| Author | : | Jacqueline Woodson |
| Release | : | 2002-01-07 |
| Kind | : | ebook |
| Genre | : | Culture, Places & People in Kids Fiction, Books, Kids, Fiction for Kids, Young Adult, Coming of Age for Young Adults, Social Issues in Kids Fiction |
| Size | : | 1212589 |
| A powerfully moving novel from a three-time Newbery Honor-winning author Evie Thomas is not who she used to be. Once she had a best friend, a happy home and a loving grandmother living nearby. Once her name was Toswiah. Now, everything is different. Her family has been forced to move to a new place and change their identities. But that's not all that has changed. Her once lively father has become depressed and quiet. Her mother leaves teaching behind and clings to a new-found religion. Her only sister is making secret plans to leave. And Evie, struggling to find her way in a new city where kids aren't friendly and the terrain is as unfamiliar as her name, wonders who she is. Jacqueline Woodson weaves a fascinating portrait of a thoughtful young girl's coming of age in a world turned upside down A National Book Award Finalist |
