At the beginning of the school year, Manuel is very disappointed: his best friend, Jonathan, has moved. The daughter of the new tenants is strange. She doesn't even answer when people say hello to her. Vexed, Manuel starts by hating her. But when he learns that the pretty Lisa is deaf, the boy changes his attitude. For her, he will learn sign language...
This album received the Renaudot Benjamin Prize in 2001, the Jack London Prize, the 1st Prize of the Salon du Livre D'annemasse, the Prize "Des mots d'écrit" of Denain, and finally the 1st Prize of Drôles et des Drôlesses.