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All he knew /

In 1939 six-year-old Henry, who is deaf, is taken from his family and placed in a home for the feeble-minded where, years later, his friends include a conscientious objector serving there during World War II.

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Frost, Helen, 1949- (Author)
Other Authors: Thompson, Maxine (Sowers)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: New York : Farrar Straus Giroux, 2020.
Edition:First edition.
Subjects:
Inmates of institutions > Juvenile fiction.
Deaf > Juvenile fiction.
People with disabilities > Juvenile fiction.
Conscientious objectors > Juvenile fiction.
Novels in verse.
Inmates of institutions > Fiction.
Deaf > Fiction.
People with disabilities > Fiction.
Conscientious objectors > Fiction.
JUVENILE FICTION / General.
Conscientious objectors.
Deaf.
Inmates of institutions.
People with disabilities.
Handicapped > Juvenile fiction.
Handicapped > Fiction.
Children's stories.
Fiction.
Historical fiction.
Juvenile works.
Description
Summary:In 1939 six-year-old Henry, who is deaf, is taken from his family and placed in a home for the feeble-minded where, years later, his friends include a conscientious objector serving there during World War II.
Physical Description:254 pages ; 24 cm
Audience:Ages 10-14.
Grades 4-6.
Awards:Winner of the 2021 Scott O'Dell Award for Historical Fiction.
ISBN:9780374312992
0374312990