Speak No Evil

Speak No Evil
Authors
Gardner, Liana
Publisher
Vesuvian Books
Tags
selective mutism , young adult , sexual abuse , north carolina , therapy , snake handler , mystery , music
ISBN
9781944109851
Date
2019-10-01T00:00:00+00:00
Size
0.62 MB
Lang
en
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TRUTH IS THE HARBINGER OF HELL

What if every time you told the truth, evil followed?

My name is Melody Fisher. My daddy was a snake handler in Appalachia until Mama died. Though years have passed, I can still hear the rattle before the strike that took her from me.

And it’s all my fault.

Since then, I’ve been passed around from foster home to foster home. I didn’t think anything could be as bad as losing Mama.

I was wrong.

But I will not speak of things people have done to me. Every time I do, worse evil follows. Now, the only thing I trust is what saved me years ago. Back when I would sing the snakes calm ...