About This Book

When Branwell Zamborska calls 911 to say that his baby half-sister, Nikki, has slipped into a coma, he suddenly cannot speak. Luckily, Vivian, the au pair from England, takes over and the emergency team rushes to help her. As Nikki is whisked away to the hospital, Vivian reveals the awful truth that Branwell purposefully shook and dropped his baby sister.

Branwell is sent to the Clarion County Juvenile Behavior center where he remains silent, unwilling or unable to defend himself against Vivian's accusations. Unable to believe that Branwell would abuse his own sister, Connor, Branwell's best friend, starts his own investigation to get to the truth of what really happened that day. Branwell has always been an oddball, but would he purposefully have hurt his baby sister? Connor finds a way to communicate with his best friend and begins to unwind the mystery of Branwell's silence.

E.L. Konigsburg weaves an absorbing tale of friendship and trust that will keep you guessing until the end.