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41) Flying solo
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Rachel, having chosen to be mute following the sudden death of a classmate, shares responsibility with the other sixth-graders who decide not to report that the substitute teacher failed to show up.
42) Annabelle's wish
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A lovable calf named Annabelle, who wishes to fly like one of Santa's reindeer, makes friends with Billy, a young boy who cannot talk, and a friendly bunch of barnyard animals. Annabelle shows everyone the true meaning of Christmas by making one very special wish come true.
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& other stories volume 104
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Ruby gives up talking at a young age. Her mother isn't always there to notice; she comes and goes and goes and comes, until, one day, she doesn't. Silence becomes Ruby's refuge, sheltering her from the weather of her mother's mental illness and a pressurized suburban atmosphere.
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Mary Day's life has always been different, because her little brother, Albie, is different. He doesn't speak, but he can communicate with Mary via mental telepathy, sending her -- and her alone -- "mind memos." To Albie, Mary is Pearl, the person he holds most precious. Then, one snowy day, Albie transmits an alarming two-word message: Bad order. Soon after, Mary and her best friend, Brit, discover a mysterious red mist in the woods that seems to...
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"Carlota no habla porque no le hace falta. Todo el mundo la entiende tan solo con sus gestos y miradas. Hasta que un día, persiguiendo a su amigo Tom el ratón, entroó en la despensa y la puerta se cerró de golpe. La niña se quedó encerrada. ¿Qué hará Carlota? Parece que la forma de salir de allí tiene que ver simplemente con el uso de su voz."--Nubeocho.com
Carlota never needs to say a word--even in class she can make herself understood...
46) Tiny infinities
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Angry that her father has left, twelve-year-old Alice swears that she will live in her family's old Renaissance tent until he agrees to return; but after she meets her mute four-year-old neighbor Piper she finds herself becoming involved in the child's life--and when she hears the little girl speak a word for the first time in years she sets out to prove to Piper's parents that the dismal diagnosis they received for their daughter may be all wrong....
48) Who's there?
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English
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When fourteen-year-old Drew and her mute younger brother come to live with their father's estranged relatives after their parents' sudden death, they discover that the house is haunted by ghosts and a deadly family secret.
51) The Dark Wild
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Last wild volume 2
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English
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Twelve-year-old Kester Jaynes, who has been locked away at a school for troubled children, is called upon to save the last animals living in a post-apocalyptic world where disease has killed most living things.
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"Ellen's stopped talking. She thinks she may have killed her dad. Her brother's barricaded himself in his room. Their mother, a successful actress, carries on as normal. We're a family of light! she insists. But darkness seeps in everywhere and in their separate worlds each of them longs for togetherness. Welcome to America is a scintillating portrait of a sensitive, strong-willed child in the throes of trauma, a family on the brink of implosion,...
54) The silent storm
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Thirteen-year-old Alyssa has not spoken since seeing her parents die in a hurricane, and now, three years later, another storm threatens the home she shares with her grandfather on Galveston Island.
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Carlota does not talk because she does not need to. With her gestures and expressions, everyone understands what she needs to say. But one day, while chasing her friend Tom the mouse, Carlota runs into the pantry and the door slams shut! The little girl is locked inside. What will Carlota do?
57) Straw sense
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English
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An old man who makes dolls breaks through the loneliness of a young boy who doesn't speak.
60) Shining
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English
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A young girl who has not uttered a sound since birth is shunned by the people in her village, until they realize how special she is.
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