When Ginny moves to a new city, she begins to learn what it feels like to be alone. Two students in her high school, Caulder and Hally, begin to take the sting out of things by offering her a place to belong. Caulder pulls her into his interest in the strange and silent Smitty Tibbs. While she is both fascinated and repulsed by Smitty’s differences, Ginny joins Caulder’s self-imposed cruisade as they endeavor to unearth the secret of Smitty’s silence. When they do break into his world, they realize that they have stumbled into something that will change forever the way they see both themselves and the world they live in. Wry, honest, plain-speaking Ginny narrates this tale, leaving the reader with the hope that even the least selfless among us can change the world for the better. This fast-paced, award winning novel is a very, very good read.