The weight of silence / Heather Gudenkauf.
"It happens quietly one August morning. As dawn's shimmering light drenches the humid Iowa air, two families awaken to find their little girls have gone missing in the night. Seven-year-old Calli Clark is sweet, gentle, a dreamer who suffers from selective mutism brought on by tragedy that pulled her deep into silence as a toddler. Calli's mother, Antonia, tried to be the best mother she could within the confines of marriage to a mostly absent, often angry husband. Now, though she denies that her husband could be involved in the possible abductions, she fears her decision to stay in her marriage has cost her more than her daughter's voice. Petra Gregory is Calli's best friend, her soul mate and her voice. But neither Petra nor Calli has been heard from since their disappearance was discovered. Desperate to find his child, Martin Gregory is forced to confront a side of himself he did not know existed beneath his intellectual, professorial demeanor. Now these families are tied by the questions of what happened to their children. And the answer is trapped in the silence of unspoken family secrets."--Page [4] of cover.
Record details
- ISBN: 9780778327400
- ISBN: 077832740X
- ISBN: 9780778315537
- ISBN: 0778315533
- Physical Description: 373 pages ; 21 cm
- Publisher: Don Mills, Ontario, Canada : Mira Books, [2009]
- Copyright: ©2009
Content descriptions
- Study Program Information Note:
- Accelerated Reader AR UG 5.3 14 145134.
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- Subject:
- Missing children > Fiction.
Selective mutism > Fiction.
Family secrets > Fiction. - Genre:
- Thrillers (Fiction)
Fiction.
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- 26 of 27 copies available at NC Cardinal.
- 1 of 1 copy available at McDowell County Public Library. (Show)
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- 0 current holds with 27 total copies.
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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marion Library | FIC GUD (Text) | 37810434733118 | Adult Fiction | Available | - |
| Angier Public Library | PBK F Gud (Text) | 33632002185719 | Adult Fiction | Available | - |
| Ashe County Public Library | F GUD (Text) | 50503011105972 | Adult Fiction | Available | - |
| C.B. Hildebrand Public Library | F GUD (Text) | 33557003712635 | Adult Fiction | Available | - |
| Cleveland County Main Library | F GUDENKAUF (Text) | 22281500035402 | Adult Fiction | Available | - |
| East Bend Public Library | F GUDENKAUF (Text) | 30667100208909 | Adult Fiction | Available | - |
| Eden Library | Fic (Text) | 31554010395720 | Adult Fiction | Available | - |
| Forsyth Central | FIC Gudenkauf, Heather (Text) | 0112515168212 | Adult Fiction | Checked out | 08/13/2026 |
| Halifax Main Library | F GUDENKAUF HAL 1 (Text) | 01011700046428 | Adult Fiction Paperback | Available | - |
| High Point Library | FIC Gudenka Heather (Text) | 30519009491773 | Adult Fiction | Available | - |
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Summary:
"It happens quietly one August morning. As dawn's shimmering light drenches the humid Iowa air, two families awaken to find their little girls have gone missing in the night. Seven-year-old Calli Clark is sweet, gentle, a dreamer who suffers from selective mutism brought on by tragedy that pulled her deep into silence as a toddler. Calli's mother, Antonia, tried to be the best mother she could within the confines of marriage to a mostly absent, often angry husband. Now, though she denies that her husband could be involved in the possible abductions, she fears her decision to stay in her marriage has cost her more than her daughter's voice. Petra Gregory is Calli's best friend, her soul mate and her voice. But neither Petra nor Calli has been heard from since their disappearance was discovered. Desperate to find his child, Martin Gregory is forced to confront a side of himself he did not know existed beneath his intellectual, professorial demeanor. Now these families are tied by the questions of what happened to their children. And the answer is trapped in the silence of unspoken family secrets."--Page [4] of cover.
