"Staying quiet is not only safer, it's more magical than trying to fit in, than trying to understand people. I have to be mute, I have to be no more than a whisper. Anything louder might echo and bring this world crashing down on my head."Despite having no voice, this girl still has magic, and her invisible life is far from forsakenWritten in a series of essays and poems, this book is told by a child as she survives her days of poverty and loneliness by seeking out a hidden whimsical world.