Todd hewitt is the only boy in a town of men. Ever since the settlers were infected with the noise germ, todd can hear everything the men think, and they hear everything he thinks. Todd is just a month away from becoming...Todd hewitt is the only boy in a town of men. Ever since the settlers were infected with the noise germ, todd can hear everything the men think, and they hear everything he thinks. Todd is just a month away from becoming a man, but in the midst of the cacophony, he knows that the town is hiding something from him -- something so awful todd is forced to flee with only his dog, whose simple, loyal voice he hears too.