The Knife of Never Letting Go: With Bonus Short Story

“Narrated with crack dramatic and comic timing. ... The cliffhanger ending is as effective as a shot to the gut.”-Booklist(starred review)

Todd Hewitt is the only boy in a town of men. Ever since the settlers were infected with the Noise germ, Todd can hear everything the men think, and they hear everything he thinks. Todd is just a month away from becoming a man, but in the midst of the cacophony, he knows that the town is hiding something from him-something so awful Todd is forced to flee ...