{"product_id":"all-he-knew-9780374312992","title":"All He Knew","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA 2021 Scott O'Dell Award Winner\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eA Society of Midland Authors Winner in Children's Fiction\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eA Bank Street Best Book of the Year 2021 \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eA 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.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eHenry 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. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eVictor, 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. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eHeartbreaking and ultimately hopeful, Helen Frost's \u003ci\u003eAll He Knew \u003c\/i\u003eis inspired by true events and provides sharp insight into a little-known element of history.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eHelen Frost \u003c\/b\u003eis the author of several books for young people, including \u003ci\u003eWhen My Sister Started Kissing, Salt, Hidden, Diamond Willow, Crossing Stones, The Braid, \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eKeesha's House, \u003c\/i\u003ewhich was selected as an Honor Book for the Michael L. Printz Award. She lives in Fort Wayne, Indiana.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Farrar, Straus and Giroux (Byr)","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50565746262290,"sku":"9780374312992","price":13.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_42bb3c68-fd3f-4e84-b9cf-b9b7d3ee0b4e.jpg?v=1731888058","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/all-he-knew-9780374312992","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}