In this futuristic dystopian novel, Todd is an orphan and the only boy in a town of men called Prentisstown. There are no women in Todd's town, and all the men in town can hear each others' thoughts, called the "noise." The rising action begins when Todd is in the forest with his dog, and discover a silence in the noise. Todd has to keep this silence a secret, as it is caused by a girl. Todd flees his town, and begins a terrified journey with the girl, Viola, as an army from Prentisstown pursues them led by a preacher named Aaron. Along their journey Todd learns that the Prentisstown men killed all of their women, and were outcast because of it. Nothing is as Todd thought it was, and was raised to believe. Viola ends up killing the Preacher Aaron who has been chasing them the entire time, and just as Todd and Viola finally reach the city Haven, they are confronted with the mayor of Prentisstown, who is now calling himself President Prentiss. The story is continued in the following novel. Grades 9 and up.
Ness, P. (2008). The knife of never letting go. Cambridge, MA: Candlewick Press. Lesson plan Book trailer
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