01207cam a2200265 4500 1236236713 TxAuBib 20070509120000.0 030429s2003||||||||||||||||||||||||eng|u 2002009072 9780618282319 $15.00 0618282319 $15.00 DLC DLC DLC TxAuBib Lowry, Lois. The silent boy / Lois Lowry. Boston : Houghton Mifflin, 2003. 178 p. ; 22 cm. Katy, the precocious ten-year-old daughter of the town doctor, befriends a retarded boy. A two-time recipient of the Newbery Medal presents a sensitive, moving story of a wide-eyed young girl growing up at the beginning of the 20th century and the influence of the farm community around her. Through Katy Thatcher's eyes, readers can experience for themselves the haunting impact of her friendship with the silent boy. 20070509. People with mental disabilities Fiction. Babies Fiction. Brothers and sisters Fiction. Unmarried mothers Fiction.