Our narrator looks fondly back at his childhood in Liverpool and the antics of his best friend Johnno. Well known for being a showman and a keen one for joking and the like, Johnno starts to change for the worse after he announced that his father has died.
Ishida Shouya lovește o fată care suferă de autism, pe Nishimiya Shouko, iar acest lucru îi produce transferul la o altă școală. Suferă din acest motiv, iar greșeala lui îl marchează profund, la școala unde merge acum e marginalizat, dar vrea să-ndrepte lucrurile…