In Prentisstown, everyone can hear everyone's thoughts. There is no privacy. There are no secrets. There are no women. Or are there?

Todd Hewitt is thirty days away from becoming a man, the last boy in Prentisstown. But when he stumbles across a patch of silence, where he can hear no one else's thoughts but his own, he starts to uncover the truth... Prentisstown has been lying to him. And if he's going to survive, he's going to have to run...

This well-written, fast paced adventure by Patrick Ness deserves more than just one award. I couldn't put it down! The characters are believable, though not always likeable.

I cried my heart out in several scenes, and although it's not funny, exactly, it does have a touch of humor here and there. There is a sequel to this book, so don't expect a happy ending.

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