Hush Author:Jacqueline Woodson After Toswiah Green’s father testifies against a fellow police officer in a murder case, the Greens are forced to enter the Witness Protection Program and give up all traces of their past. For Toswiah—now Evie Thomas—her new life is completely different. Her defeated father spends his days sitting by the window, all her mother’s energy goes... more » to their new church, and her only sister is making secret plans to leave. Evie is left wondering who she is and how she can make her future as bright as her past once was.« less
Very sad story of a girl whose family is moved suddenly into witness protection. As this teen begins a new life, her mom and dad find it much more difficult to adjust.
The book is well written and falls in line with the thoughts and actions of a preteen. The subject, though hard for someone that age, was handled beautifully by Woodson.