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Language
  
English

Originally published
  
2003

Publisher
  
Random House

OCLC
  
57662709

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Publication date
  
2003

Author
  
Lois Lowry

Country
  
United States of America

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Media type
  
Print (Hardback & Paperback)

Pages
  
178 p. (paperback edition)

ISBN
  
0-440-41980-8 (paperback edition)

Genres
  
Historical Fiction, Young adult fiction

Similar
  
Lois Lowry books, Young adult fiction books

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The Silent Boy was written by Lois Lowry and was published in 2003. Categorized as both a young adult novel and historical fiction, The Silent Boy is set in a 20th-century farm community. The story was inspired by a pile of photos that Lowry found and which are interspersed throughout the narrative. The story is told by Katy Thatcher, the young daughter of a small-town physician whose heart is softened by a local boy with a mental condition disabling him from speaking.

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In 2008, Greg Gunning adapted Lois Lowry's novel into a play The Silent Boy. The play was produced by ArtsPower National Touring Theatre, and in September 2008 through May 2009, toured the U.S. The original cast included David Beck as Jacob, Kristen Johnson as Katy, Andrew Dawson as Dr. Thatcher, and Mary C. McLellan as Peggy. In January 2009, Ashleigh Catsos replaced Johnson as Katy Thatcher. The production was very well received by both students and adults.

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References

The Silent Boy Wikipedia