Hush

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\n\n\nA powerfully moving novel from a three-time Newbery Honor-winning authorEvie 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 downA National Book Award Finalist\nDETAILS\nISBN-13: 9780142415511\n\nPublisher: Penguin Young Readers Group\n\nPublication Date: January 7, 2010\n\nPages: 181\nAges: 10+\n\n\n