Somerville, MA: Candlewick Press.
Todd Hewitt is the last boy in Prentisstown, a town that has no women and is infected with noise - they can hear everyone's thoughts. One day, Todd hears a hole in the noise, silence, and Ben and Cilian (his foster parents) tell him to leave town forever. He leaves with his dog, Manchee, and runs into Viola, the source of the silence. Together they set off to find Haven where they believe they will be free, but instead run into Mayor Prentiss, from Prentisstown - the very person Todd was running from.
The action in this novel kept me reading page after page and I will definitely be getting the next book in the series, The Ask and the Answer, to see what happens to Todd and Viola. Although it is a pretty easy book to read, I feel it would be best suited for 14-17 year olds.
The style Ness chooses to use for the character of Todd helps us to make a connection with him. It is written in the first person narrative and we have access to Todd's thoughts. The diction will also help us see that Todd is illiterate and uneducated.
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