Silent to the Bone

Description

KONIGSBURG, E[laine] L[obl]. Silent to the Bone. NY: Atheneum [2000]. 8vo, [x] 261pp. Blue board spine stamped in gold with orange boards. Orange endpapers. A near fine copy with slight bumping to upper spine end, in a fine dust jacket. Signed by the author, two-time Newbery Medalist, E.L. Konigsburg.

First edition. Connor is sure his best friend, Branwell, couldn’t have hurt Nikki. Shes Branwell’s baby half sister. But shes in a coma and Branwell has lost his ability to speak. Suspected of a horrible crime, hes being kept isolated in a juvenile detention center. Connor wont believe his friend could do such a horrible thing, but how can he break through Branwell’s wall of silence and prove Branwell didn’t commit the unspeakable act?