selective mutism

"After gathering together the Last Wild, the last animals still alive, Kester Jaynes is faced with a new task--facing the Dark Wild, the animals who live underground and want to destroy humankind"--Provided by publisher.

Thirteen-year-old Siena's visions of the past intensify when her family moves to the Maine coast hoping her little brother will begin speaking, and she connects with residents of the house from many years earlier who faced a similar problem.

Near the start of World War II, young Manami, her parents, and Grandfather are evacuated from their home and sent to Manzanar, an ugly, dreary internment camp in the desert for Japanese-American citizens.

When Elise leaves homeschooling for public school, she copes by speaking as little as possible, but soon her silence becomes an impediment to friendship and to dealing with family secrets.

A young boy loses both parents as they attempt to flee Haiti for a better life, and afterward is only able to process his grief and communicate with the outside world through playing the drums.

"Parallel plotlines set in different times, one told in text and one in art, inform each other as a young girl unravels the mystery of a ghost next door"-- Provided by publisher.

Thirteen-year-old Siena's visions of the past intensify when her family moves to the Maine coast, hoping her little brother will begin speaking, and she connects with residents of the house from many years earlier who faced a similar problem.

After two years as a missing person, Judith returns to her small hometown of Roswell Station, and refuses to speak about her ordeal, or about anything--her tongue has been mutilated. Her best friend, who disappeared at the same time, did not return, and now her former friends and even her family seem to revile Judith. When Roswell Station is attacked, Judith finds that she may have information on the attackers, but that would mean breaking out of her shell of silence.

Near the start of World War II, young Manami, her parents, and Grandfather are evacuated from their home and sent to Manzanar, an ugly, dreary internment camp in the desert for Japanese-American citizens.

"Fifteen-year-old Tess Turner of Manchester, England, decides to stop speaking in the wake of discovering a heartbreaking family secret"--Provided by publisher.