The Knife of Never Letting Go

Ness, Patrick. (2008). The Knife of Never Letting Go. Boston, MA: Candlewick Press.

Todd Hewitt lives in a town called Prentisstown and this Noise germ makes everyone’s thought heard by all. Todd runs into Viola who doesn’t have the Noise and they eventually run away from the town because his thoughts are heard about a diary his mother left him and it explains the history of the town.  The people of Prentisstown try to silence him. They have encounters from an insane preacher and a Spackle which turns out not to be an enemy. Todd and Viola are on their way to a safe place named Haven. Aaron always manages to find them and they also run into Prentiss Jr. the mayors son. Tragedy happens when Viola kills Aaron and Prentiss Jr. shoots Viola in the stomach. Todd manages to carry Viola to Haven where they meet Mayor Prentiss who welcomes them to his New World Order.