num_pages: 336
description: Lauren Shippen's The Infinite Noise is a stunning original debut novel based on her wildly popular and award-winning podcast The Bright Sessions.Caleb Michaels is a sixteen-year-old champion running back. Other than that his life is pretty normal. But when Caleb starts experiencing mood swings that are out of the ordinary for even a teenager his life moves beyond typical.Caleb is an Atypical an individual with enhanced abilities. Which sounds pretty cool except Caleb's ability is extreme empathyhe feels the emotions of everyone around him. Being an empath in high school would be hard enough but Caleb's life becomes even more complicated when he keeps getting pulled into the emotional orbit of one of his classmates Adam. Adam's feelings are big and all-consuming but they fit together with Caleb's feelings in a way that he can't quite understand.Caleb's therapist Dr. Bright encourages Caleb to explore this connection by befriending Adam. As he and Adam grow closer Caleb learns more about his ability himself his therapistwho seems to know a lot more than she lets onand just how dangerous being an Atypical can be.What if the X-Men instead of becoming superheroes decided to spend some time in therapy? (Vox on The Bright Sessions)
language: English
title: The Infinite Noise
publisher: Tor Teen