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![]() ![]() The Silent Patient is a shocking psychological thriller of a woman’s act of violence against her husband-and of the therapist obsessed with uncovering her motive. His determination to get her to talk and unravel the mystery of why she shot her husband takes him down a twisting path into his own motivations-a search for the truth that threatens to consume him. Theo Faber is a criminal psychotherapist who has waited a long time for the opportunity to work with Alicia. The price of her art skyrockets, and she, the silent patient, is hidden away from the tabloids and spotlight at the Grove, a secure forensic unit in North London. 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As you read, engage children by asking questions and defining difficult vocabulary. The text is poetic and celebrates the natural landscape of the countryside. Children will love searching the illustrations for hidden pictures formed by the leaves as they make their journey. The leaves start out in the shape of a man and take on different configurations as they travel east, west, north, and south, going where the wind blows. Lois Ehlert’s book Leaf Man follows a group of autumn leaves as they are blown by the wind over fields, past orchards, through prairie meadows, and across lakes and rivers. Preschool and Kindergarten Leaf Man Activities ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() She can tie a knot faster than a fleet of sailors, and she already owns a rather pointy sword. There's only one problem: The Very Nearly Honorable Leage of Pirates refuses to let any girl join their ranks of scourges and scallywags. But Hilary is not the kind of girl to take no for answer. 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