The Knife of Never Letting Go

The Knife of Never Letting Go by Patrick Ness is an amazing read!  It is the first book of the Chaos Walking Trilogy and there is nothing out there like it.  Beware: once you start this book, you won't be able to put it down.  The book starts out with a boy named Todd who lives in a fictional place.  The small town that he lives in is called Prentisstown.  Todd is told the history of this town at a young age.  He is told that all the women died from a disease and all that is left is men.  As a result from this disease, the men can hear each other's thoughts, as well as the wild life around them.  The thoughts they can hear from one another is called noise.  Todd soon learns that many of these stories are fictional and that his adoptive parents are planning their escape from the town.  The secret soon comes out and Todd is in danger for being associated with them.  He finds a bag that has he deceased mother's diary in it and runs out of town.  On his journey to safety, Todd discovers a spot where he can no longer hear the thoughts of those around him.  He finds a girl standing there who is the cause of the silence.  He is shocked to find her because all women are supposed to be dead, but he is more shocked by the fact that he can't hear her noise.  Together they take off, heading to safety, with many of their enemies trailing right behind them.  Do they make it?  You will have to read it to find out.  Believe me, it's worth it.