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The Silent Storm

by Sherry Garland · 1993

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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.

Genre
literary fictionliterary fictionMore like thisLess of this
Themes
childhoodchildhoodMore like thisLess of this
Setting
1990s1990sMore like thisLess of thisTexasTexasMore like thisLess of this
Audience
young adultchildrens
Length
medium · 288 pages

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