Silenced by Pain

So Much To Tell You
Author: John Marsden
Publisher: Walter McVitty Books
Date: 1987

If you add up all the really significant episodes in your life they’d probably come to less than sixty minutes.

Marina hasn’t spoken in months, not since the Bad Thing happened. Her mother can’t – or doesn’t want to – deal with her anymore, and sends her to an all-girl’s boarding school. She’s given a journal to write in for English class, and slowly begins to find a voice. Filled with observations about her roommates and hints about her own past, So Much To Tell You looks at the lives of all the girls in the dorm, their complexities and the masks they wear to face the world. Despite its sombre themes, the novel has a fresh, thoughtful tone, and is equal parts mystery and coming-of-age story.

Recommended for: 12-16 years

If you like this book, try: Take My Word For It by John Marsden (sequel)

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