Hush Author:Jacqueline Woodson Toswiah Green's life ended the moment her policeman father decided to testify against a fellow officer. The Greens have had to change their identities and move to a different city. Now Toswiah is Evie Thomas, and that is the least of the changes. Her defeated father spends his days sitting by the window. Since her mother can no longer work as a ... more »teacher, she puts her energy into their new church. Her only sister is making secret plans to leave. And Evie, struggling to find her way, wonders who she is now 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.