"Following an accident that took his mother's life eight years before, doctors discovered Scott Schroeder was suddenly deaf. Picking up on conversations he lip-reads, Scott figures out a big family secret concerning his father and uncle and makes his mind up to play a part in their reconciliation"--

"For Sera Wheeler, the Olympics is the reason for everything. It's why she trains thirty hours a week, starves herself to under 100 pounds, and pops Advil like Tic Tacs. For her mother, Charlene, hungry for glory she never had, it's why she rises before dawn to drive Sera to practice in a different state, and why the family scrimps, saves, and fractures. They're why when Sera's best friends reports the gymnastics doctor to the authority who selects...