Selective Mutism Books

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After Zero After Zero (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.04 — 1,504 ratings — published 2018
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A Quiet Kind of Thunder A Quiet Kind of Thunder (Paperback)
by (shelved 10 times as selective-mutism)
avg rating 3.93 — 13,917 ratings — published 2017
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The Weight of Silence The Weight of Silence (Paperback)
by (shelved 7 times as selective-mutism)
avg rating 3.95 — 50,670 ratings — published 2008
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Speechless: A Graphic Novel Speechless: A Graphic Novel (Paperback)
by (shelved 6 times as selective-mutism)
avg rating 3.74 — 3,563 ratings — published 2025
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Ziggy's Voice (The Wilde Men, #2) Ziggy's Voice (The Wilde Men, #2)
by (shelved 5 times as selective-mutism)
avg rating 4.15 — 3,676 ratings — published 2026
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A Voice In Chains A Voice In Chains (Kindle Edition)
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avg rating 3.83 — 2,650 ratings — published
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To Catch a Firefly To Catch a Firefly (Kindle Edition)
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avg rating 4.39 — 24,455 ratings — published 2024
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On the Mountain On the Mountain (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 5 times as selective-mutism)
avg rating 3.98 — 4,442 ratings — published 2024
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Being Miss Nobody Being Miss Nobody (Paperback)
by (shelved 5 times as selective-mutism)
avg rating 4.11 — 2,040 ratings — published 2017
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The Selective Mutism Resource Manual The Selective Mutism Resource Manual (Spiral-bound)
by (shelved 5 times as selective-mutism)
avg rating 4.57 — 61 ratings — published 2001
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Selective Mutism In Our Own Words: Experiences in Childhood and Adulthood Selective Mutism In Our Own Words: Experiences in Childhood and Adulthood (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 5 times as selective-mutism)
avg rating 4.38 — 50 ratings — published 2015
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Speak Speak (Hardcover)
by (shelved 5 times as selective-mutism)
avg rating 4.05 — 640,329 ratings — published 1999
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The Things I Didn't Say The Things I Didn't Say (Paperback)
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avg rating 3.94 — 1,126 ratings — published 2016
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The Thing About Jellyfish The Thing About Jellyfish (Hardcover)
by (shelved 5 times as selective-mutism)
avg rating 4.10 — 46,317 ratings — published 2015
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So Much to Tell You (So Much to Tell You, #1) So Much to Tell You (So Much to Tell You, #1)
by (shelved 5 times as selective-mutism)
avg rating 3.83 — 5,952 ratings — published 1987
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Pet (Pet, #1) Pet (Pet, #1)
by (shelved 4 times as selective-mutism)
avg rating 4.13 — 35,196 ratings — published 2019
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The Silent Patient The Silent Patient (Hardcover)
by (shelved 4 times as selective-mutism)
avg rating 4.16 — 3,509,701 ratings — published 2019
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Persona Medusa: A Tale of Selective Mutism & Social Anxiety Persona Medusa: A Tale of Selective Mutism & Social Anxiety (Paperback)
by (shelved 4 times as selective-mutism)
avg rating 4.28 — 18 ratings — published 2015
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Helping Your Child with Selective Mutism: Practical Steps to Overcome a Fear of Speaking Helping Your Child with Selective Mutism: Practical Steps to Overcome a Fear of Speaking (Paperback)
by (shelved 4 times as selective-mutism)
avg rating 4.11 — 128 ratings — published 2005
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Twilight Children: Three Voices No One Heard Until a Therapist Listened Twilight Children: Three Voices No One Heard Until a Therapist Listened (Mass Market Paperback)
by (shelved 4 times as selective-mutism)
avg rating 4.25 — 5,933 ratings — published 2005
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The Sea of Tranquility The Sea of Tranquility (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 4 times as selective-mutism)
avg rating 4.28 — 88,983 ratings — published 2012
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Beautiful Child Beautiful Child (Mass Market Paperback)
by (shelved 4 times as selective-mutism)
avg rating 4.25 — 7,474 ratings — published 2002
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A Dog Called Homeless A Dog Called Homeless (Paperback)
by (shelved 4 times as selective-mutism)
avg rating 4.23 — 3,468 ratings — published 2012
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Murphy's Boy Murphy's Boy (Mass Market Paperback)
by (shelved 4 times as selective-mutism)
avg rating 4.15 — 5,753 ratings — published 1983
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Just Another Kid Just Another Kid (Paperback)
by (shelved 4 times as selective-mutism)
avg rating 4.23 — 6,080 ratings — published 1988
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Beautiful Obsession Beautiful Obsession (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 3 times as selective-mutism)
avg rating 4.28 — 1,843 ratings — published
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Win You Over Win You Over (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 3 times as selective-mutism)
avg rating 4.21 — 2,574 ratings — published
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God of Ruin (Legacy of Gods, #4) God of Ruin (Legacy of Gods, #4)
by (shelved 3 times as selective-mutism)
avg rating 4.12 — 150,566 ratings — published 2023
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The Silence of Murder The Silence of Murder (Hardcover)
by (shelved 3 times as selective-mutism)
avg rating 3.82 — 1,548 ratings — published 2011
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Other Boys Other Boys (Hardcover)
by (shelved 3 times as selective-mutism)
avg rating 4.14 — 1,209 ratings — published 2021
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Until Friday Night (The Field Party, #1) Until Friday Night (The Field Party, #1)
by (shelved 3 times as selective-mutism)
avg rating 3.86 — 69,384 ratings — published 2015
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Archer's Voice (Pelion Lake, #1) Archer's Voice (Pelion Lake, #1)
by (shelved 3 times as selective-mutism)
avg rating 4.16 — 707,010 ratings — published 2014
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If You Find Me If You Find Me (Hardcover)
by (shelved 3 times as selective-mutism)
avg rating 4.08 — 24,654 ratings — published 2013
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Louder Than Words Louder Than Words (Paperback)
by (shelved 3 times as selective-mutism)
avg rating 4.03 — 427 ratings — published 2014
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Can I tell you about Selective Mutism?: A guide for friends, family and professionals (Can I tell you about...?) Can I tell you about Selective Mutism?: A guide for friends, family and professionals (Can I tell you about...?)
by (shelved 3 times as selective-mutism)
avg rating 4.29 — 95 ratings — published 2012
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Learning to Play the Game: My Journey Through Silence Learning to Play the Game: My Journey Through Silence (Paperback)
by (shelved 3 times as selective-mutism)
avg rating 4.07 — 44 ratings — published
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Thanks for the Trouble Thanks for the Trouble (Hardcover)
by (shelved 3 times as selective-mutism)
avg rating 3.84 — 5,452 ratings — published 2016
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Silence is Goldfish Silence is Goldfish (Hardcover)
by (shelved 3 times as selective-mutism)
avg rating 3.45 — 3,282 ratings — published 2015
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All the Truth That's in Me All the Truth That's in Me (Hardcover)
by (shelved 3 times as selective-mutism)
avg rating 3.91 — 15,558 ratings — published 2013
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One Child One Child (Paperback)
by (shelved 3 times as selective-mutism)
avg rating 4.28 — 16,404 ratings — published 1980
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Silent to the Bone Silent to the Bone (Paperback)
by (shelved 3 times as selective-mutism)
avg rating 3.79 — 6,852 ratings — published 2000
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Ghost Girl Ghost Girl (Mass Market Paperback)
by (shelved 3 times as selective-mutism)
avg rating 4.15 — 10,899 ratings — published 1991
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The Silent Twins The Silent Twins (Paperback)
by (shelved 3 times as selective-mutism)
avg rating 3.61 — 3,211 ratings — published 1986
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Couture (Style Me #1) Couture (Style Me #1)
by (shelved 2 times as selective-mutism)
avg rating 4.22 — 503 ratings — published 2026
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Speak. (Rayne-Moore University, #1) Speak. (Rayne-Moore University, #1)
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avg rating 4.06 — 15,269 ratings — published
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Helping Children with Selective Mutism and Their Parents: A Guide for School-Based Professionals Helping Children with Selective Mutism and Their Parents: A Guide for School-Based Professionals (Paperback)
by (shelved 2 times as selective-mutism)
avg rating 3.88 — 24 ratings — published 2010
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The Blacksmith and the Ex-Con (Farthingdale Ranch, #2) The Blacksmith and the Ex-Con (Farthingdale Ranch, #2)
by (shelved 2 times as selective-mutism)
avg rating 4.02 — 1,046 ratings — published 2021
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68 Whiskey (Possum Hollow, #2) 68 Whiskey (Possum Hollow, #2)
by (shelved 2 times as selective-mutism)
avg rating 3.96 — 3,419 ratings — published 2024
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Possession (Constantine Brothers, #1) Possession (Constantine Brothers, #1)
by (shelved 2 times as selective-mutism)
avg rating 4.14 — 7,155 ratings — published 2025
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“I was a prisoner inside my own body. I felt desperate, angry, stupid, confused, ashamed, hopeless and absolutely alone... and that this was of my own making. I could speak at home, how come I couldn't outside it? I have never been able to find the right words to describe what it was like. Imagine that for one day you are unable to speak to anyone you meet outside your own family, particularly at school/college, or out shopping, etc., have no sign language, no gestures, no facial expression. Then imagine that for eight years, but no one really understands. It was like torture, and I was the only person that knew it was happening. My body and face were frozen most of the time. I became hyperconscious of myself when outside the home and it was a relief to get back as I was always exhausted. I attempted to hide it (an impossible task) because I felt so ashamed that I couldn't do what other people seemed to find so natural and easy - to speak. At times I felt suicidal.”
Carl Sutton, Selective Mutism In Our Own Words: Experiences in Childhood and Adulthood

“Aloneness – that is what SM feels like to me. Isolated, alone, separated, left out as I silently stand by watching others experience life while the words freeze inside me, afraid to speak up or join in a conversation. Actually feeling the anxiety shaking inside my chest as I try to get up the courage to speak to someone or call or text a friend. SM feels like the child standing alone behind the door watching the other kids in the playground – afraid to ask, 'may I play?' It feels like the teenager standing silently against the wall, listening to classmates laugh and chat, invisible to everyone and wondering what it would be like to have a friend. It feels like the 50-year-old office worker, alone in her cube while others chat and laugh in the aisle, still left out. I live inside a shell, a mask that looks like me, but isn't me. I am in here, but it is really hard to let others see. I'm so grateful for the few dear friends I have now. Most people, though, only see the shell and assume I'm aloof and uncaring because I am quiet. I feel very deeply. I feel others' joy and pain intensely, yet they rarely know. I'm not quiet because I am uncaring. I'm silent because I'm afraid.”
Carl Sutton, Selective Mutism In Our Own Words: Experiences in Childhood and Adulthood

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