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Eye Contact

Written by: Cammie McGovern
Narrated by: Julia Fletcher
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Publisher's Summary

When a young girl is murdered, the only witness is a severely autistic boy. This acclaimed novel plumbs two mysteries: an appalling crime and the inscrutable workings of a locked-in mind.

Two children wander off from their school playground during recess. Hours later, they are found in the woods: one murdered, the other hiding near the body. Adam, the survivor and the only witness, is a nine-year-old autistic boy who cannot describe what he saw or heard.

Barely verbal on the best of days, Adam has retreated into a silence that Cara, his mother, knows only too well. As a single mother, she has devoted her life to opening paths of communication between her son and the outside world. Now she must interpret the changes in Adam's behavior, not only to help him through the trauma of his experience, but also to help the police catch a killer.

A powerful story of the emotional bond between mother and son, and a thrilling novel of psychological suspense, this is a fascinating journey into the mind of a child in crisis and a mother determined to bring him through unscathed.

©2006 Cammie McGovern (P)2006 HighBridge Company

What the critics say

"Meticulously researched and emotionally absorbing, this provocative page-turner also addresses an important issue, how to educate and care for children with special needs." (Publishers Weekly)
"Tightly woven and gripping, this literary mystery takes several unexpected twists and turns." (Booklist)

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