Tamika Sykes, AKA Mik, is hearing impaired and way too smart for her West Bronx high school. She copes by reading lips and selling homework answers, and looks forward to the time each day when she can be alone in her room drawing. She's a tough girl who mostly keeps to herself and can shut anyone out with the click of her hearing aid. But then she meets Fatima, a teenage refugee who sells newspapers, and Jimmi, a homeless vet who is shunned by the rest of the community, and her life takes an unexpected turn.
| ISBN: | 9780142419823 |
| Publication date: | 1st September 2011 |
| Author: | Paul Griffin |
| Publisher: | Speak an imprint of Penguin Young Readers Group |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Pagination: | 176 pages |
| Genres: |
Children’s / Teenage fiction: General, modern and contemporary fiction Children’s / Teenage personal and social topics: Physical and mental health conditions Children’s / Teenage personal and social topics: First / new experiences and growing up / coming of age Personal Social Health Economic (PSHE) |