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Gr 8-Up Will Halpin has ditched his former "deaf school" and is now trying to merge into the auditory-able mainstream at Carbon High in eastern Pennsylvania. As the new, overweight kid who has to sit off to the side during classes so he can try to read the lips of both his teachers and his classmates, Willno slouch when it comes to reading human reactionsquickly downsizes his social expectations and retreats back into the soundless cocoon of his own skull. Luckily for readers, it's darkly hilarious in there. That's this debut novel's most potent hook: the opportunit...Log In or Sign Up to Read More

Will Halpin recognizes that being deaf and overweight places him well beyond the edges of most social circles. Even so, w...Log In or Sign Up to Read More