Through Katy's eyes, readers get to know the silent boy, and experience the impact of friendship with a boy who is unable to speak.Ī Corner of the Universe by Ann M. After a violent break-in that may or may not be related, the dwindling family finds themselves deeply entwined in Chicago's social services system and Early begins to use the lingering clues from her dad's job in the public library and the poetry book he left behind to try to discover what has happened to her dad and hopefully move them from the shelter back to the life they left behind.įind stats and further information on family homelessness here.
Toby and Cal, friends in a small Texas town, meet the star of a sideshow act, 600 lb Zachary, the fattest boy in the world.Įarly's father, Dash, has disappeared unexpectedly, leaving an unsuspecting family to struggle through a baffling mystery. When Zachary Beaver Came to Town by Kimberly Willis Holt
Synesthesia - a neurological condition in which Basil “sees” numbers as colors, becomes the connecting factor between two unlikely friends.įor examples of Synesthesia use in literature - click here ( )
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