Todd Hewitt is the only boy in a town of men. Ever since the settlers were infected with the Noise germ, Todd can hear everything the men think, and they hear everything he thinks. Todd is just a month away from becoming a man, but he knows that the town is hiding something from him, something so awful Todd is forced to flee with only his dog, Manchee. With hostile men from the town in pursuit, the two stumble upon a strange silent creature: a girl. Todd must unlearn everythi