About This Book
Reach for this book when your child is struggling to find the words for their own deep emotions or when you want to build their capacity for empathy toward a peer who seems unreachable. This poignant story follows Donovan Croft, a young boy who becomes selectively mute after being placed in foster care while his father returns to Jamaica. Through the eyes of his foster brother, Keith, the story explores the complex reality of silent trauma and the patience required to bridge the gap between two very different lives. Suitable for ages 9 to 13, the book tackles themes of loneliness, belonging, and the subtle ways children support one another. It is a realistic, unsentimental look at how family is formed and how trust is slowly rebuilt. Parents will appreciate the honest depiction of 1970s social dynamics and the powerful message that sometimes, just being present for someone is the greatest form of kindness.
