- Paperback: 144 pages
- Publisher: Harcourt Children's Books; New edition edition (1 April 2007)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 0152058680
- ISBN-13: 978-0152058685
- Product Dimensions: 17.5 x 11.6 x 1 cm
- Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (1 customer review)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 1,944,011 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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"The novel's anti-alcohol message is unmistakable, but it doesn't overwhelm the plot, which will capture teens with its brisk pacing and crisply sketched characters. A particularly good choice for reluctant readers." - Booklist"
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"Will capture teens with its brisk pacing and crisply sketched characters."
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Jesse Harmon remembers the car speeding toward his brother Bry and himself in the night. He remembers screaming to his brother to get out of the way. But his brother was deaf and couldn't hear Jesse shout. The driver killed his brother and sped away. Now Jesse is filled with grief and guilt. And he and Bry's girlfriend Chloe, are determined to find the hit-and-run driver. But as they search, they begin to fall in love. Feeling even more guilty, Jesse is anxious to put his guilt and the senselessness of Bry's death to rest. But he doesn't count on the new problems finding the driver will bring....
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Jesse Harmon remembers the car speeding toward his brother Bry and himself in the night. He remembers screaming to his brother to get out of the way. But his brother was deaf and couldn't hear Jesse shout. The driver killed his brother and sped away. Now Jesse is filled with grief and guilt. And he and Bry's girlfriend Chloe, are determined to find the hit-and-run driver. But as they search, they begin to fall in love. Feeling even more guilty, Jesse is anxious to put his guilt and the senselessness of Bry's death to rest. But he doesn't count on the new problems finding the driver will bring....
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IT WAS SATURDAY the 20th of June at 11:30 P.M. when my brother, Bry, was killed. Read the first page
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IT WAS SATURDAY the 20th of June at 11:30 P.M. when my brother, Bry, was killed. Read the first page
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Format:Paperback
"What If" Bry and Jesse had taken the proper way home after the party? "What If" they'd only have stayed on the correct side of the road until they reached the underpass? Instead, Bry sees a clearing in the traffic near their development and runs across the road. Shortly after that, a speeding car comes from behind, catching them unawares. Jesse yells out to Bry to get out the way. But Bry is deaf and never heard the warning, nor probably ever knew the car hit him. Until it was too late.
Jesse is full of regrets from the moment he darted out of the way without grabbing his brother and pulling him to safety. But no one has blamed Jesse that it was his fault. Instead, Jesse is determined to do everything he can to find the driver who so carelessly hit Bry and then drove off into the night without helping.
A SUDDEN SILENCE has been reissued after twenty years. The story is still as relevant today as it was in 1988 when it was first published. Ms. Bunting writes a sad story of one brother's quest to find justice for his younger brother who was killed too soon. Jesse is a normal teenager who has to deal with survivor's guilt, as well as the not-knowing of who killed his brother. With the help of Bry's friend, Chloe, Jesse puts the pieces together to help the police solve the crime. In the end, though, Ms. Bunting makes the reader realize that the conclusions we come to may not make it any easier for everyone involved.
This story is a must-read for teens thinking about drinking and driving. Many fail to realize that the dangers may not always be to the drunk driver, but instead to the innocent people who had nothing to do with the alcohol.
Reviewed by: Jaglvr
Jesse is full of regrets from the moment he darted out of the way without grabbing his brother and pulling him to safety. But no one has blamed Jesse that it was his fault. Instead, Jesse is determined to do everything he can to find the driver who so carelessly hit Bry and then drove off into the night without helping.
A SUDDEN SILENCE has been reissued after twenty years. The story is still as relevant today as it was in 1988 when it was first published. Ms. Bunting writes a sad story of one brother's quest to find justice for his younger brother who was killed too soon. Jesse is a normal teenager who has to deal with survivor's guilt, as well as the not-knowing of who killed his brother. With the help of Bry's friend, Chloe, Jesse puts the pieces together to help the police solve the crime. In the end, though, Ms. Bunting makes the reader realize that the conclusions we come to may not make it any easier for everyone involved.
This story is a must-read for teens thinking about drinking and driving. Many fail to realize that the dangers may not always be to the drunk driver, but instead to the innocent people who had nothing to do with the alcohol.
Reviewed by: Jaglvr
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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful
Awesome
23 Feb 2000
This book was awesome. As a teenager reading this book it really opened my eyes more to drinking and driving. It is such a terrible thing in our world today and Eve Bunting describes feelings very well. The way she added suspense, trajedy and justice was just great. I think this book is a must read.
5 of 6 people found the following review helpful
Fast paced thriller
25 Feb 2000
Format:Hardcover
The novel, A Sudden Silence, by Eve Bunting demonstrates great suspense. From chapter to chapter you think that one person murdered Jess's brother, Bry, then the author adds another clue, and it makes you think a totally different person is the murderer. A Sudden Silence is a fast paced mystery. Eve Bunting keeps your attention by adding new clues and suspects up to the last few chapters. The author makes the story so realistic, you come to feel the family's pain and suffering. At the end of each chapter you are left wondering what is going to happen next. You will soon have this mystery solved due to the fact that this suspenseful novel is hard to put down.
4 of 5 people found the following review helpful
YOU SHOULD READ THIS BOOK!
17 Sep 2000
Format:Mass Market Paperback
I just got through reading Eve Bunting's "Sudden Silence" and it was an AWESOME book! If you like mysteries or even if you don't, you should read this! Jesse's younger brother ,Bry, was killed by a drunk driver and he is determind to find his killer. Bunting leads you into thinking that Bry's killer was one person, and then it turns out to be someone else. I know that my review won't help you much, but just trust me, read this book. It makes you fell like you are really there!
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