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The Silent Storm

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It was an exiting book! At first it seemed a little boring because there wasn't much action. But then when Alyssa and her brother get stuck on that one shrip boat, that made it intresting enough to encourage me to read more. I thought that it was sad when Alyssa found her grandpa laying by the wrecked jeep because he was looking for Alyssa out in the hurricane. It was the BEST book I ever read! I want to buy the book for myself to read whenever I want!

This book is about a young girl Alyssa who after her fathers death stops talking. "Don't say another word until I get back ok?" Those were the words her father had said to her. She had kept her promise but her father had never returned so her promise still lives on and she never talks again and no one knows why. I'ts bad enough she has to deal with her bratty cousin. But a big storm hits the Island and her granfather will not live without her help. But to save his life she needs to talk. Will she keep her fathers promise in hope someday he'll return or will she finally grasp the reality that he is dead and talk to save her grandfathers life? this book is one of the best books I have ever read!

I first read this book many years ago when I was a young girl and I adored it. The story is very captivating and most of the time I could barely put the book down. A couple of years ago I lost the book and have always had it in the back of my mind that I wanted to read it again. I highly recommend this book to anyone who likes mystery stories.

I really liked this book, because it had alot of adventure!It also was very hard to guess what was going to happen next. I thought it was really great that Alyssa got over her fears that quickly.

I thought the best part of the book was when Alyssa finally had to talk in order to save her grandfather's life. And then she kept have flashbacks of when she was on her father's boat. I also liked the part where Alyssa and Dylan finally bond together, ever since before their parents death.

The character were amazing. Alyssa was one that had been through so much, and was mute, but she over came it. I also liked Ty because he became friend with Alyssa even though she was mute. I thought that the climax was really interesting because I would have never thought that Alyssa would of gotten over her muteness, especially to save her grandfather.

This is an excellent novel. I don't usually real teenage type novels anymore but from a surface judgement I can see how wonderfully Sherry Garland writes. The text reads like flowing water, so appropriate for the hurricane and sea themes she explores. It's also a rather unique story about a 13 year old girl who was struck mute after the fateful day her father was lost at sea. I would highly recommend this novel.

Silent Storm is about a mute girl who is 13 who lives with her grandfather after her parents died in a hurricane. It tells about the struggles she has with trying to communicate with other people and the challenges she has in life. At the end she has to remember what happened to her mother and father so she can begin to speak again to save her grandfather's life as he has given up hope. It was a very heart warming story just like Sherry Garland's other books. I give it two thumbs way up.

This is the fisrt time that I read this book and is't a very good book, I m on the last chapter and so far I love it. Sherry Garland did a great job on this book! I love the way she had Alyssa not talking and her plot!

It was an exiting book! At first it seemed a little boring because there wasn't much action. But then when Alyssa and her brother get stuck on that one shrimp boat, that made it intresting enough to encourage me to read more...It was the BEST book I ever read!!!!!! I want to buy the book for myself to read whenever I want!

Silent Storm was the best book I have ever read!!! I loved everything about the book!!!!!! It was very eteresting, and it was a very fun book to read!!!! If I could I would have every girl or even boy in the world red this book!!!!!

THE BEST BOOK READ BY

Dede
6th grade

Garland speaks with an authentic voice, enveloping readers in the warm fragrant air of rural Vietnam and the fumes and noisy crowds of what Loi still calls Saigon . . . This is a compelling coming of age novel in which Loi has lived by the rules that preclude her happiness in a land she loves.