the loud silence of francine green by karen cushman

and deciding, for the first time, that she wants to be heard. Because of Sophie, Francine finds herself worrying about things that never bothered her before–the atom bomb, free speech, Communists, the blacklist. The nuns think Sophie is a bad influence on Francine. And she’s happy to be Francine’s best friend. She not only doesn’t care about getting in trouble, she actually seems to be looking for it.

The Loud Silence of Francine Green (2006) Alchemy and Meggy Swann (2010). Fearless, articulate, and passionate, Sophie questions authority and protests injustice. Karen Cushman (born October 4, 1941) is an American writer of historical fiction. That is, until Sophie Bowman transfers into her class at All Saints School for Girls. She’s comfortable following her father’s advice: “Don’t get involved.” Francine Green doesn’t speak up much, and who can blame her Her parents aren’t interested in her opinions, the nuns at school punish girls who ask too many questions, and the House Committee on Un-American Activities is blacklisting people who express. In reality, she’s a “pink and freckled” thirteen-year-old, and she doesn’t speak up because she’s afraid she’ll get in trouble. Hardcover Bargain Price, August 14, 2006. She wishes she were a movie star, brave and glamorous and always ready to say the right thing. Francine lives down the street from a Hollywood film studio, adores screen dreamboat Montgomery Clift, and sometimes sees her home life as a scene from a movie: Dinner at the Greens. Listen Free to Loud Silence of Francine Green audiobook by Karen Cushman with a 30 Day Free Trial Stream and download audiobooks to your computer.

The loud silence of francine green by karen cushman