Ness, P. (2008). The knife of never letting go. Candlewick Press. Todd lives in Prentisstown with his dog Manchee. The thing about this town is that only men live there. Todd is the youngest person in this town and sent out to pick apples when he hears a hole in the noise. He knows it's impossible not to hear noise. Because of this Todd has to leave town and never come back. He leaves with his dog and is being chased by Aaron the preacher. As he is trying to escape he bumps into the silence he heard earlier and to his surprise it ends up being Viola. Viola is a girl and Todd has never seen a girl in his life. At first Viola is afraid that Todd is going to kill her and runs away from him. Soon after Todd finds her again and they both head off together since Aaron is chasing after them. Although they don't know where they are headed they keep going away from Prentisstown. Together they encounter several people who help them along the way. They are headed toward Haven where they think they might find safety. Unfortunately, Todd is stapped by Aaron and Viola is taken away. Todd uses Manchee as bait to distract Aaron to try to get Viola. It works but Manchee is killed. Aaron seems to catch up to them right when Todd and Viola can see Haven in the distance. Viola is shot so Todd carries her the rest of the way to Haven. Sadly Haven is really not a safe place. They are surprised to see Mayor Prentiss welcoming them to the new Prentisstown. One strength I found in the book is when Todd goes after Aaron even if meant he would kill him in order to find Viola. Other books like this one are Maggot Moon by Sally Gardner and The Moon Dwellers by David Estes. After reading this book I learned that secrets are never kept a secret for ever. This town had secrets that Todd later discovered. The women were not killed by the germ noise like he was told growing up.