I found myself truly enjoying the main character Will Halpin and his observations of the high school hearing world around him. Will, a large and congenial type of 16 yr. old boy, has transferred to the public high school from his deaf school without benefit of an interpreter. Enter Devon Smiley the only other kid who knows sign language and who is on the same popularity level as the new overweight deaf kid. On a field trip to the local coal mine Pat Chambers, the most popular football player in school, has a tragic and deadly accident which casts suspicions on many students and adults. Devon inserts himself into a friendship with Will and together this Hardy Boys detective duo sets out to solve the mystery of what happened to Devon's nemesis. Is Devon a suspect? Is the flirty sexy math teacher a suspect? Could it be the drug crazed bus driver? Read and find out. Many laughs await you as Will lip reads, interprets Devon's new passion for sign language, and his own interpretation on his high school life.