Ellery Grace Wilson, a deaf teen who lost everything five years ago in a car crash, one that shattered her life and tore her family apart. She lost everything that day, her family, her best friend and her ability to hear. Now, she is silent five years later and moving to a new town called Hipridge with her big brother, Ryan, to re-start her life and leave behind the pity and sorrow that came with her past. ~~**~~ James Robert Miller, outgoing, charismatic and dependable. He's never had a faulty grade, or let down his proud parents. When his grandfather falls ill and becomes unable to communicate, James learns sign language so that his grandfather's last days won't be filled with silence. After the death of his grandfather, James returns to school to find that the new girl, Ellery, can't hear or speak. Jumping at the opportunity, James speaks with his hands and shows her that even though she can't hear, she doesn't have to be silent. (Previously titled Radiating Silence)