The Silenced - Hardcover

Devita, James

3.95

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Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0060784644 ISBN 13: 9780060784645

Publisher: Harperteen, 2007

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Consigned to a prison-like Youth Training Facility because of her parents' political activities, Marena organizes a resistance movement to combat the restrictive policies of the ruling Zero Tolerance party.

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Praise for The Silenced:

Wisconsin Library Association 2008 Outstanding Book
2008-2009 Texas Tayshas Reading List
2008-2009 Bookpage Notable Title
Read on Wisconsin! Book Choice

This is far and away the best young adult novel I have read for years It has a marvelously vibrant and courageous young heroine, and friends who may betray or help hard to predict. Best of all it is based on one of the most ultimately tough young women to grace this earth. The White Rose. After reading this book, you will want to read more about her.” Louise Erdrich

Tautly plotted novel ripe for discussion.” Kirkus Reviews

Gripping suspense combined with satisfyingly capable teen characters make this a good YA read a convincing dystopia.” Booklist

The Silenced is unique I would recommend this book to students and libraries for its unique approach and readability, and I believe it could be well used in a literature or social studies class to approach an introduction to Holocaust Education” Shoah Education

The gripping plot will engage readers and raise fundamental questions about individual responsibility and the cost of conscience.” VOYA

The book keeps up a fast pace that will appeal to teen readers. An interesting discussion of freedom and control that can be used as a conversation-starter as readers grapple with the question posed to Marena and the other students: 'Who do you think you are?'" Children’s Literature

James DeVita’s grim and sure-to-be-controversial novel of adolescence in a police state excellent, though troubling, novel." Bookpage (Notable Title)

Escapism with substance.” Seattle Times

With plenty of twists and betrayals, the fast-paced plot still gives readers time to reflect: Would they risk their lives for what they believe.” Stephanie Dunnewind

This surrealistic and grim world, wherein children are recruited to spy on their parents, lobotomized resisters are turned into unquestioning guards, and painting a rose can get you murdered, is hauntingly well developed, serving as the perfect challenge for the irascible and resolute Marena Compelling protagonist, terrifyingly realistic (sometimes only slightly exaggerated) setting, and gripping pace.” The Bulletin of the Center for Children’s Books

This is a gripping read and young adults will certainly empathize with the characters' conflicts between self-expression and a desire to fit in. They will find the Zero Tolerance credo that the state's first priority must be the safety of its citizens to have a chilling resonance with statements in the news today.” School Library Journal

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American Booksellers Association Pick of the List
Virginia Center for Children’s Books Best Bet for the Classroom
The Center for Children’s Books Best Book of 2001

A cheerfully diverting fantasy about a boy who demonstrates that you really can become anything you want if you only believe.” Booklist

About the Author:

James DeVita, an author and actor, has published two award-winning novels for young readers as well as numerous plays. He is the recipient of the National Endowment for the Arts Literature Fellowship and a member of The Dramatists Guild and Actor’s Equity Association. He lives in Wisconsin with his wife and two children.

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