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Gr 4-6 In this evocative debut novel, 12-year-old Lily Mathis has attempted to remain invisible to the 117 residents of Olena, IL, since the death of her brother. For two years she has not spoken a word to anyone, not to her dad, or the kids at school, or the general-store owner Fern, who keeps talking to her even though the child doesn't respond. Lily has been swallowing a secret that has burdened her ever since Pete died, but it's hard, especially after Fern's grandniece moves to town. Tinny has her own secret: sh...Log In or Sign Up to Read More

In a winning first novel, twelve-year-old narrator Lily has exiled herself to a self-imposed silence and isolation after a hinted-at tragedy that involved her older brother Pete (absent from the scene except in flashbacks that reveal his obsession with cars and driving) and left Lily supposedly brain-damaged. "Invisible" Lily is thus in a position uniquely suited for the close observation of her tight-knit southern Illinois small town, complete...Log In or Sign Up to Read More

Twelve-year-old narrator Lily exiled herself to silence after a hinted-at tragedy involving her brother, Pete. When a new girl, Ti...Log In or Sign Up to Read More