Shhh..

A high school junior boy is suddenly shoved into the world of silence. He is now deaf.

He had the perfect high school life; a girlfriend, star of the Football team, good grades, but all of that has changed now.

None the less, he needs a tutor to learn sign language. Soon after they find a girl who is willing to help him earn his new way if speech.

He is then taken away, with his tutor, to a deaf community where he learns hands-on (lol get it?) sign language.

He must learn how to speak ASL thoroughly and completely within a year, and take a "test" in front of the whole community, and pass, or else he won't be able to go home for another 6 months.