![]() Zero means no wrong answers called out in class, no secrets accidentally spilled, no conversations to agonize over at night when sleep is far away. ![]() Sometimes silence is all you can count on.Įlise carries a notebook full of tallies, each page marking a day spent at her new public school, each stroke of her pencil marking a word spoken. See the best price to sell, buy, or rent books by Christina Collins. Highly recommend for all young adults especially those who sit in the back and pray no one calls on them. They are isolated and she has no friends except for a neighbor girl.Įlise is a talented poet and writer but when it comes to speaking, she just can’t. Her mother is no help and is extremely distant and remote since the death of her husband, Elise’s dad. She’s just trying to fit in when everything she says has a terrible result and people are starting to talk about her and not in a good way. Author Christina Collins has written a unique debut novel aimed at middle schoolers or anyone who has felt invisible and alone.Įlise is an 8th grader attending a public school for the first time after being home-schooled. □Įveryone needs to read this beautiful book. Thank you to our partners at Sourcebooks. ![]() I was so happy to receive an advance copy of this title, out this Tuesday, September 4, 2018. ![]()
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