The Silence Between Us by Alison Gervais tells the story of Maya Harris, who lost her hearing at age 13. When she has to leave her school and start at a hearing school for the first time to complete her senior year, her experience as the new kid is made even more difficult. When class president Beau learns American Sign Language (ASL) to communicate with her better, she's defencive at first, but slowly warms to him.