The silent boy / Lowry, Lois

Katy, the precocious ten-year-old daughter of the town doctor, befriends a boy who doesn't talk and is regarded as "touched in the head.".

Katy, the precocious ten-year-old daughter of the town doctor, befriends a retarded boy.

Young Katy Thatcher, the daughter of the town doctor, becomes friends with Jacob, a teenager who is "touched in the head," which allows her to understand what really happened when the unwanted infant of Jacob's sister is found dead.

Young Katy Thatcher, the daughter of the town doctor, becomes friends with Jacob, a teenager who is "touched in the head," which allows her to understand what really happened when the unwanted infant of Jacob's sister is found dead.