The Silent Boy, Paperback/Lois Lowry

Precocious Katy Thatcher comes to realize what a gentle, silent boy did for his family. He meant to help, not harm. It didn't turn out that way. ``The author balances humor and generosity with the obstacles and injustice of Katy's world to depict a complete picture of the turn of the 20th century.``-- Publishers Weekly , Starred From the Paperback edition.