Silent Sounds

<p><strong style=color: rgba(29 34 40 1); background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1)><em>...a gentle heartfelt story that honors the subtleties of childhood and the lasting power of simple moments.</em> - Readers' Favorite 5 stars </strong></p><p></p><p><span style=color: rgba(15 17 17 1); background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1)>In the summer of 1960 six-year-old Wes explores his sleepy hometown Manhassett Beach where life feels as vast and simple as a boy's imagination. With his best friend Dean he delights in the small joys of everyday life-quirky townspeople the Corner Store the ocean waves the teeming life and scents of a meadow and the endless possibilities of youth.</span></p><p></p><p><span style=color: rgba(15 17 17 1); background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1)>When a Black family moves in next door Wes befriends a girl Frez and begins to hear the whispers of a silent problem murmurs that hang in the air. Yet he remains untouched by the tangled world around him seeing only the innocence and purity of the human heart.</span></p><p></p><p><span style=color: rgba(15 17 17 1); background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1)>As tragedy strikes Wes faces the harsh realities of loss and growing up. Yet amid the grief he finds solace in his simple surroundings-the beauty of nature the warmth of companionship and the marvel of ordinary wonders.</span></p><p></p><p><span style=color: rgba(15 17 17 1); background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1)>This elegant coming-of-age story explores the beauty of living reminding us that joy can be found in the highs and lows of ever-changing life.</span></p>