Theo's family is deaf. His mother is an artist who cares more about sculpting than catering to family life. And Theo is basically the family interpreter. By his senior year he is emotionally drained so when he meets Ivy, a girl with a deaf father who can sign as well he avoids her. And she resents his attitude but wants to be his friend because she is sure he would understand her. But at school a teacher blind to the situation makes them partners on everything and eventually they become very close.
This book is a tear jerker, you really develop sympathy for Theo and for Ivy and Her Father. And the story gives you almost a sense of a small sign-language culture, which is interesting.
Catherine Kendall
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