A Sudden Silence - Softcover

Bunting, Eve

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0152058680 ISBN 13: 9780152058685

Publisher: Harcourt Children's Books, 2007

Synopsis

"Will capture teens with its brisk pacing and crisply sketched characters." BOOKLIST Jesse Harmon remembers the car speeding toward his brother Bry and himself in the night. He remembers screaming to his brother to get out of the way. But his brother was deaf and couldn't hear Jesse shout. The driver killed his brother and sped away. Now Jesse is filled with grief and guilt. And he and Bry's girlfriend Chloe, are determined to find the hit-and-run driver. But as they search, they begin to fall in love. Feeling even more guilty, Jesse is anxious to put his guilt and the senselessness of Bry's death to rest. But he doesn't count on the new problems finding the driver will bring....

About this title

Review:

"Intriguing."--Publishers Weekly
"Fast paced, suspenseful, magnetic, and meaningful . . . Will provoke much discussion."--School Library Journal

Synopsis:

Jesse Harmon is tortured by guilt because he survived the hit-and-run accident that killed his brother, Bry. His guilt is compounded when he finds that he is attracted to Bry's girlfriend, Chloe. Together Jesse and Chloe try to track down the drunk who killed Bry - but discovering the driver's identity leads to other disturbing truths.

About this edition

• Publisher: Harcourt Children's Books
• Publication date: 2007
• ISBN 10: 0152058680
• ISBN 13: 9780152058685
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 144