E.L. Konigsburg

Connor is sure his best friend, Branwell, couldn't have hurt Branwell's baby half sister, Nikki. But Nikki lies in a coma, and Branwell is in a juvenile behavioral center, suspected of a horrible crime and unable to utter the words to tell what really happened. Connor is the only one who might be able to break through Branwell's wall of silence. But how can he prove Branwell didn't commit the unspeakable act of which he's accused — when Branwell can't speak for himself?

Silent to the Bone

E. L. Konigsburg

When he is wrongly accused of gravely injuring his baby half-sister, thirteen-year-old Branwell loses his power of speech and only his friend Connor is able to reach him and uncover the truth about what really happened.

Jeni Enjaian

A review from my old blog...

I loved this book. I was not expecting to read a mystery book when I first opened the cover but found myself engrossed within pages.

The only thing that I didn't like about the book was the confusing switch between different times. Konisburg utilized flashbacks to tell the story but they weren't always clear.

Konisburg could have delved into some pretty icky subjects if he had chosen too but instead only alluded to those details because those details were important to how the story turned out.

In the end I had a suspicion of who the culprit had been all along but it was one of those nagging thoughts that I figured was misleading or some information dropped to mislead the reader and make the mystery harder to figure out. In the end my nagging suspicion turned out to be correct.

I definitely recommend this book.

Silent to the Bone

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