All He Knew

Helen Frost

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Farrar, Straus and Giroux (Byr)
11 August 2020

Children's & Educational; Poetry (Children's&YA); Historical fiction (Children's&YA); Personal & social issues: disability & special needs (Children's&YA)

A 2021 Scott O'Dell Award Winner A Society of Midland Authors Winner in Children's Fiction A Bank Street Best Book of the Year 2021

A novel in verse about a young deaf boy during World War II, the sister who loves him, and the conscientious objector who helps him. Inspired by true events.

Henry has been deaf from an early age--he is intelligent and aware of langauge, but by age six, he has decided it's not safe to speak to strangers. When the time comes for him to start school, he is labeled unteachable. Because his family has very little money, his parents and older sister, Molly, feel powerless to help him. Henry is sent to Riverview, a bleak institution where he is misunderstood, underestimated, and harshly treated.

Victor, a conscientious objector to World War II, is part of a Civilian Public Service program offered as an alternative to the draft. In 1942, he arrives at Riverview to serve as an attendant and quickly sees that Henry is far from unteachable--he is brave, clever, and sometimes mischievous. In Victor's care, Henry begins to see how things can change for the better.

Heartbreaking and ultimately hopeful, Helen Frost's All He Knew is inspired by true events and provides sharp insight into a little-known element of history.

By: Helen Frost
Imprint: Farrar, Straus and Giroux (Byr)
Dimensions: Height: 231mm, Width: 150mm, Spine: 28mm
Weight: 454g
ISBN: 9780374312992
ISBN 10: 0374312990
Pages: 272
Publication Date: 11 August 2020
Recommended Age: From 10 to 14 years
Audience: Children/juvenile , English as a second language
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active

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.

Reviews for All He Knew

This must-have is an instant classic of historical fiction. . .Written in eloquent free verse and sonnets, it's an excellent poetry-teaching tool as well. --School Library Journal, starred review Frost brings Henry's experiences sharply into focus through her spare, evocative storytelling. --Booklist

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All He Knew

Helen Frost

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