The Boy Who Heard Thunder

Jace Carter doesn’t talk much—not to teachers, not to foster parents, and certainly not to the classmates who call him “freak.” Silence is his safest shield. But when detention places him in a forgotten music room with a battered red drum kit and a mentor named Mr. E, Jace discovers a new way to speak: through rhythm.

With every beat he plays, Jace begins to unearth buried pain, confront broken memories, and feel something he thought he lost—hope. Guided by Scripture, thunderstorms, and a girl named Riley whose guitar sings with truth, Jace finds his sound. Not to impress. Not to perform. But to heal.

The Boy Who Heard Thunder is a soul-stirring novel about what happens when faith meets brokenness, and silence gives way to sacred noise. It’s for every teen who’s ever felt unseen, and every adult who forgot how healing begins—one honest note at a time.