Lowry, Lois. <br/><br/>
The silent boy / 
Lois Lowry. 
 - New York :  Dell Laurel-Leaf,  [2005], c2003. 
 - 178 p. :  ill ;  18 cm. 
 - Laurel-leaf books .
<br/><br/> "Readers circle"--Cover. 
<br/><br/> Library Media Connection starred.  School Library Journal.  Wilson's Junior High School. 
<br/><br/> Young Katy Thatcher, the daughter of the town doctor, becomes friends with Jacob, a teenager who is "touched in the head," which allows her to understand what really happened when the unwanted infant of Jacob's sister is found dead. 
<br/><br/> 6.9  Follett Library Resources.  5-8  Follett Library Resources. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>0329410369 0440419808 1415585857 9780329410360 9780440419808 9781415585856 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Babies--Fiction.<br/>Brothers and sisters--Fiction.<br/>People with mental disabilities--Fiction.<br/>Unmarried mothers--Fiction.<br/>Infants--Fiction.<br/>Mentally handicapped--Fiction.<br/>Siblings--Fiction.<br/>Unmarried mothers--Fiction.
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>PZ7.L9673  / To 2005 
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>[Fic]