At seventeen, Alex feels as if her life is over. SHe will never recover from teh trauma of the car accident that took the life of her beast friend, Cali. All joy left when Cali died, including their shared love on singing. Why even bother speaking? Alex blames herlself for the accident, and no one would want to hear what she has to say anyway. Ordered by a judge to do community service, she must spend time at a hospital with a girl named Joanie, who has minimal control of her body and no speech.
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