All He Knew (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9780374312992)

A 2021 Scott O'Dell Award Winner
A Society of Midland Authors Winner in Children's Fiction
A Bank Street Best Book of the Year 2021

A novel in verse about a young deaf boy during World War II, the sister who loves him, and the conscientious objector who helps him. Inspired by true events.

Henry has been deaf from an early age--he is intelligent and aware of langauge, but by age six, he has decided it's not safe to speak to strangers. When the time comes for him to start school, he is labeled "unteachable." Because his family has very little money, his parents and older sister, Molly, feel powerless to help him. Henry is sent to Riverview, a bleak institution where he is misunderstood, underestimated, and harshly treated.

Victor, a conscientious objector to World War II, is part of a Civilian Public Service program offered as an alternative to the draft. In 1942, he arrives at Riverview to serve as an attendant and quickly sees that Henry is far from unteachable--he is brave, clever, and sometimes mischievous. In Victor's care, Henry begins to see how things can change for the better.

Heartbreaking and ultimately hopeful, Helen Frost's All He Knew is inspired by true events and provides sharp insight into a little-known element of history.

Author: Helen Frost
ISBN-10: 0374312990
ISBN-13: 9780374312992
Publisher: Farrar, Straus and Giroux (Byr)
Language: English
Published: 08/11/2020
Pages: 272
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 1.00lbs
Size: 9.10h x 5.90w x 1.10d

Accelerated Reader:
Reading Level: 4.7
Point Value: 4
Interest Level: Middle Grade
Quiz #/Name: 508353 / All He Knew


Review Citation(s):
Kirkus Reviews 06/01/2020
School Library Journal 07/01/2020 pg. 58
Publishers Weekly 07/06/2020
Booklist 07/01/2020 pg. 68
Bulletin of Ctr for Child Bks 09/01/2020 - Book Of Special Distinction
Horn Book Magazine 11/01/2020 pg. 98
Hornbook Guide to Children 07/01/2020 - Superior,Well Above Average