All he knew

In 1939 six-year-old Henry, who is deaf, is taken from his family and placed in a home for the feeble-minded where, years later, his friends include a conscientious objector serving there during World War II.

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Main Author: Frost, Helen, 1949- (Author)
Other Authors: Thompson, Maxine (Sowers)
Format: Books Print Book
Language:English
Published: New York : Farrar Straus Giroux, 2020.
Edition:First edition.
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Summary:In 1939 six-year-old Henry, who is deaf, is taken from his family and placed in a home for the feeble-minded where, years later, his friends include a conscientious objector serving there during World War II.
Physical Description:254 pages ; 24 cm
Audience:Ages 10-14.
Grades 4-6.
Awards:Winner of the 2021 Scott O'Dell Award for Historical Fiction.
ISBN:9780374312992
0374312990
Author Notes:Helen Frost is the author of several books for young people, including When My Sister Started Kissing, Salt, Hidden, Diamond Willow, Crossing Stones, The Braid, and Keesha's House, which was selected as an Honor Book for the Michael L. Printz Award. She lives in Fort Wayne, Indiana.