Middle School Reads...

The Raging Quiet by Sherryl Jordan

The Raging Quiet is a book about a girl named Marnie who moves to a seaside town with her new husband. Widowed early in the novel, Marnie must learn to adjust to life in the village of Torcurra, despite the fact that she is suspected of killing her husband. She befriends the local priest, Father Brannan, as well as the "town lunatic," a boy called Raven, who is deaf. As an outsider, Marnie is accused of witchcraft, and even faces discrimination when she returns to her home village. The arrival of her brother-in-law eventually forces Marnie from her home, causing Raven and herself to leave Torcurra in search of greener pastures. Written in the same style, and sharing the same themes as, Arthur Miller's "The Crucible," "The Raging Quiet" demonstrates the inadequacy of one belief system as the basis for living.

Great piece of historical fiction that I really enjoyed as a middle schooler.