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When Meg Appens, her mother, and younger brother moved from Eastern Washington to the Seattle area, they never realized just how different each of their lives would be. Moving is always a transitional thing for anyone, no matter what your age, but this move seemed especially hard for Meg because she is deaf. She was used to the deaf school she attended in Washington, so going to an “all hearing” school for students set poor Meg back from day one. She not only will have to make all new friends, but she is the only deaf person in her high school.

In Sticks and Stones, we are introduced to Meg, a high school junior who loves basketball and math. After a death in the family, Meg, her mother, and her brother move to a new town. She feels nervous and anxious about starting at a new school where she is the only deaf student. Previously, she attended a small school for the deaf, but the move forces her to adjust to an entirely different environment. As Meg navigates friendships, family dynamics, and the pressures of basketball, she also grapples with questions of identity, acceptance, and finding her voice.