Four lives unexpectedly entwine on a single day. Being quiet and kind-hearted, Virgil Salinas feels out of place in his noisy and rowdy family. Valencia Somerset, who is deaf, is intelligent, bold, and secretly lonely. She also adores the outdoors. Self-described psychic Kaori Tanaka is constantly followed by her younger sister Gen. And Chet Bullens wishes the strange youngsters would simply behave normally so he could focus on basketball. Before Chet plays a joke on Virgil and traps them at the bottom of a well with his pet guinea pig, they are not friends. This catastrophe sets Kaori, Gen, and Valencia off on a mighty search for the missing Virgil. With a little luck, wit, guts, and assistance from the universe, a rescue is performed, a bully is put in his place, and friendship blooms.
Quotes
“People don’t want to listen to their thoughts, so they fill the world with noise.”
― Erin Entrada Kelly, Hello, Universe“Sometimes life calls on you even when you don’t raise your hand.”― Erin Entrada Kelly, Hello, Universe
“We all get letters. Only some of us open them.” ― Erin Entrada Kelly, Hello, Universe