A Quiet Kind of Thunder
Author: Sara Barnard
Steffi doesn’t talk, but she has so much to say.Rhys can’t hear, but he can listen.Their love isn’t a lightning strike, it’s the rumbling roll of thunder.Steffi has been a selective mute for most of her life – she’s been silent for so long that she feels completely invisible. But Rhys, the new boy at school, sees her. He’s deaf, and her knowledge of basic sign language mea….Read More
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