mutism

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mutism

Warrior girl

a novel
2006
Although surrounded by treachery, Mariane, a young mute, battles alongside her cousin, Joan of Arc, for the liberation of France from the English.

Shining

2003
A young girl who has not uttered a sound since birth is shunned by the people in her village, until they realize how special she is.

Helping your child with selective mutism

practical steps to overcome a fear of speaking
2005
Explores why some children have a fear of speaking in school or in groups with other children, and explains ways to encourage them to speak comfortably in the classroom.

Circle of wonder

a Native American Christmas story
1994
A mute Indian child has an extraordinary experience one Christmas when, following a figure who seems to be his beloved grandfather who has died, he becomes part of a circle in which he, animals, nature, and all the world join in a moment of peace and good will.

Fat boy saves world

2001
When her older brother Neat, who hasn't spoken in eight years, turns to her one day and says "I want to save the world, " sixteen year-old Susan Bennett and a young street actor named Todd try to help him do it.

Warrior girl

a novel of Joan of Arc
2006
Although surrounded by treachery, Mariane, a young mute, battles alongside her cousin, Joan of Arc, for the liberation of France from the English.

Finn

1998
Unable to speak after his parents and sister are killed in a plane crash, sixteen-year-old Finn comes to stay with his grandmother on her Vermont farm, where his friendship with a neighbor, the activities of local drug dealers, and the actions of a hybrid wolf force him to deal with his grief.

Aria

1994
Aria loves the birds that live in the jungle around her village, her imitating their calls helps her forget that she can't speak. So when the villagers start catching the birds to sell in the market, Aria tries to protect them.

The silent one

1981
A deaf-mute boy who has tamed a huge white turtle becomes the target of the superstitious people of his small village.

Straw sense

1993
An old man who makes dolls breaks through the loneliness of a young boy who doesn't speak.

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