I read this book before Mrs. Guccione came to visit my fifth grade class. I have read other books of this kind, but this was by far the best! Free and Liza show courage that many of us have never had to use and probably never will. I was very happy that white people in the story were helping the slaves, and not just free blacks. It was very well written especially since the author isn't black and didn't live during the Civil War time period. She had to imagine what Free, Liza, Pap, and the slaves felt. That is very hard to do, and she did it fantastically! I recommend this book to all kinds of readers. It's worth it!

I enjoyed this book, Death in the Afternoon, Hear No Evil. I started reading it with my classmates and teacher. We read a chapter almost every night and learned more and more facts about the characters. This novel was about a teenage girl, Sara Howell who is deaf, and lives with her older brother Steve. Sara's mother wasn't mentioned in the novel, but her father was killed in a hit and run accident. Sara and her brother become suspicious for who killed their father. Sara is being followed, and soon gets messages sent to her by a mysterious person. There are much more facts to what happened in this novel. If you want to know what happens next, you should read the novel for yourself. I liked the author's stile of writing. I especially liked how the author wrote,"gooseflesh," instead of,"goosebumps." The suspense of the book became pretty intense for me at times because you don't know what was going to happen next. I basically enjoyed this book at all times, if you are the kind of person who enjoys reading mystery books, I would definatly recommend this book to you. Sarah, age 12

For my Reading class we read the book Death in the Afternoon (Hear no Evil 1) by Kate Chester. It was pretty good book. Some of the parts were very exciting while other parts were not. The characters of Sara & Steve were very intelligent thinkers. The plot was planned out very well by Kate Chester. It was very differnet to who the killer was then who I thought it was. The book almost seemed like it took place over a long period of time but it did not. But, If you like a a mystery stroy that is not to intense then this is a great book for you!

This story was well written. This book kept me on the edge of my seat. The suspense was intense and the author made me feel like Sara was a friend of my own and I felt very afraid for her. If I had to rate this book from 1-10, I would give it a perfect 10.I suggest this book Hear No Evil Death in the Afternoon to all people who love mysteries. People who love to put clues together and solve cases would enjoy this book. I think this book is great and it will always be one of my favorite books.

I'm still in awe, of this books, it's depth is so small, but so well understood. I was a teen when I first read this, and it tickled me in the best ways. I loved it and still do.

This is a great story for adolescents. The characters are very believeable and interesting. It is a wonderful read for helping young adults grappling with understanding how to treat someone who is deaf. It is also a wonderful story in and of itself.