Hush
Jacqueline Woodson
Penguin Group US
<p><b>A powerfully moving novel from a three-time Newbery Honor-winning author</b><br> <br> Evie Thomas is not who she used to be. Once she had a best friend, a happy home and a loving grandmother living nearby. Once her name was Toswiah.<br> <br> Now, everything is different. Her family has been forced to move to a new place and change their identities. But that's not all that has changed. Her once lively father has become depressed and quiet. Her mother leaves teaching behind and clings to a new-found religion. Her only sister is making secret plans to leave.<br> <br> And Evie, struggling to find her way in a new city where kids aren't friendly and the terrain is as unfamiliar as her name, wonders who she is.<br> <br> Jacqueline Woodson weaves a fascinating portrait of a thoughtful young girl's coming of age in a world turned upside down<br> <br> <b>A National Book Award Finalist</b></br></br></br></br></br></br></br></br></br></br></p>