The main character and narrator is Connor. Silent to the Bone is classified as mystery. The book opens with a mysterious 911 call. He was disable. And then when he called 911, the police man said Hello like 5 times and then anyone there and the mother said tell him what happened, hurry, we need the ambulance fast. Edition Description. It covers some difficult topics and my copy of the book has a different cover than the one shown on here, it's more colorful and is drawn in a cartoon art style, so going into it I was expecting a lighter story. $5.99 e.l. Konigsburg ISBN 0-689-83602-3 Imagine you cradling your half baby sister in your arms, looking into her new born baby eyes, enjoying the moment, then all of a sudden you drop her. But how can he prove Branwell didn't commit the unspeakable act of which he's accused — when Branwell can't speak for himself? Connor feels Branwell is innocent, but until Branwell decides to speak, nothing can be proven. He and his half-sister Margaret like each other, but Margaret was never his babysitter, and they only know each other from her semi-formal visits. This call reveals that 13-year-old Branwell Zamborska is struck dumb during the same incident that puts Nikki, his baby half-sister, in a coma. Because Branwell does not speak, Connor does all the talking and communicates by a kind of sign language, inspired by Jean-Dominique Bauby. The book is about a 13 year old boy, Bran, and the things he goes through. Choose one to start playing: Take Trivia Quiz: Single Page HTML format. It was there-or I guess you could say not there-on the tape of the 911 call.” This sentence, is not only the first sentence of the book, but it is a grabber sentence. Read this book using Google Play Books app on your PC, android, iOS devices. Silent to the Bone, is ample proof of that. (Margaret is the protagonist of The Outcasts of 19 Schuyler Place (2004), a kind of prequel to Silent to the Bone. Research indicates that a student's ability to comprehend what they read is one of the most critical pieces to success in school. Branwell's immediate family now includes step-mother Tina Nguyen and half-sister Nicole or Nikki, a baby. I'm quickly becoming a big E.L. Konigsburg fan. I no sooner had the sentence out of mouth than Branwell blinked his eyes twice, very rapidly, and I knew he understood our rules of communication. In conclusion, Silent to the Bone, by E.L. Konigsburg, is a book I would recommend and rate as 4 stars to friends because it is an exciting book that leaves me with suspense, and makes me never want to stop reading! This is a more mature read than I initially thought. But Nikki lies in a coma, and Branwell is in a juvenile behavioral center, suspected of a horrible crime and unable to utter the words to tell what really happened. Question Dec.1-11 Silent Reading Ninjas. 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