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Title Authors Description OpenBook ID
A time to keep silent A time to keep silent Gloria Whelan Thirteen-year-old Clair Lothrop's world is falling apart. Her mother has died, and her father spends his evenings shut in his study. In a desperate attempt to get her father's attention, Clair stops … OL14866618W
The King's Shadow The King's Shadow Elizabeth Alder After he is orphaned and has his tongue cut out in a clash with the bullying sons of a Welsh noble, Evyn is sold as a slave and serves many masters, from the gracious Lady Swan Neck to the valiant Ha… OL15837566W
The Half-a-Moon Inn The Half-a-Moon Inn Paul Fleischman A mute boy is held captive by the strange proprietress of an inn. OL15970890W
Ghost Boy Ghost Boy Martin Pistorius In January 1988, aged twelve, Martin Pistorius fell inexplicably sick. He lost his voice, stopped eating and slept constantly. Within eighteen months he was mute and wheelchair-bound. Martin’s parent… OL16794575W
My brother's shadow My brother's shadow Tom Avery Eleven-year-old Kaia gradually begins to overcome her grief and depression stemming from the suicide of her older brother after befriending a mysterious new boy at her London school who is unable to … OL17068094W
Typed Words, Loud Voices Typed Words, Loud Voices Elizabeth J. Grace "I'd like coffee, please." "No. I don't believe you. How do I know it is really you who wants coffee and not your friend there subliminally transmitting that to you by touching your shoulder?" Imagin… OL17839963W
Bird Boy Bird Boy Elizabeth Starr Hill Chang, a mute Chinese boy whose father uses cormorants to fish, is pleased when he is finally old enough to help with the Big Catch and the raising of a new bird. OL2004383W
Sarah's surprise Sarah's surprise Nan Holcomb Six-year-old Sarah, mobile but unable to talk, wants to sing "Happy Birthday" for her mother and is able to provide a birthday surprise with help from her therapist and a new augmentative communicati… OL23095127W
Blabber Mouth Blabber Mouth Morris Gleitzman An Australian schoolgirl who is unable to speak is embarrassed by her father's outlandish dress and behavior. OL2402294W
Circle of Wonder Circle of Wonder N. Scott Momaday A mute Indian child has an extraordinary experience one Christmas when, following a figure who seems to be his beloved dead grandfather, he becomes part of a circle in which he, animals, nature, and … OL25927W
Twilight Children Twilight Children Torey L. Hayden For decades, former special education teacher Torey Hayden has been a light in the darkness for severely troubled children, and she has chronicled her determined efforts, triumphs, and breakthroughs … OL3510669W
Wee Sir Gibbie of the Highlands Wee Sir Gibbie of the Highlands Michael R. Phillips After the death of his titled but penniless father, a mute young boy in nineteenth-century Scotland finds himself a witness to a violent murder and flees the city in hopes of discovering a new life i… OL441084W
Louie the Hero Louie the Hero Lin Oliver Louis, a voiceless Trumpeter swan, finds himself far from his wilderness home when he determines to communicate by learning to play a stolen trumpet. OL452277W
Warrior girl Warrior girl Pauline Chandler Although surrounded by treachery, Mariane, a young mute, battles alongside her cousin, Joan of Arc, for the liberation of France from the English. OL5819208W
Mr. Wheatfield's loft Mr. Wheatfield's loft Isabel Langis Cusack,Richard Egielski Developing an interest in homing pigeons leads to a significant change in the life of 11-year-old Ellis Hampton who has been mute since he witnessed his father's death. OL6552657W