• Introduction to Todd Hewitt who stutters.
• Todd lives in Prentisstown with the Noise of surrounding thoughts and the ability to hear their "Noise".
• Todd works as an apprentice under Ben Moore.
• Todd finds a knife in someone's room.
Chapter 2
• Todd goes to the forest with his dog Manchee to escape the Noise of the Town.
• Todd gets lost in the woods and encounters Aaron
• Aaron is silent, which is unusual.
• Todd discovers that Aaron did this to himself using the knife.
Chapter 3
• Todd wakes up back in town.
• Manchee is missing.
• Todd goes into the woods to look for Manchee.
Chapter 4
• Todd reunites with Aaron in the woods.
• Aaron tells Todd about his plan to rid the town of the Noise by removing their sense of hearing.
• Todd is hesitant to help Aaron because the knife will take away his ability to hear Manchee's thoughts.
Chapter 5
• Todd and Aaron go to Prentisstown to begin Aaron plan.
• They first stop by the Prentiss School for Boys to look for Manchee.
• Todd and Aaron realize Ben is the one that caused Manchee's disappearance.
Chapter 6
• Todd and Aaron make it to Ben's house.
• Ben confesses that he took Manchee and plans on using the knife on him so he would be silent.
• Todd and Aaron escape from Ben's house.
Chapter 7
• Todd and Aaron go back into the woods to hide from Ben.
• They reunite with Viola who is mute and has been listening in on their conversation.
• Viola leads Todd and Aaron to a safe house.
Chapter 8
• Todd and Aaron learn the secrets about the government and that they are not truly free
• Todd and Aaron prepare to use the knife on the Mayor Prentiss
Chapter 9
• Todd, Aaron, and Viola go to Mayor Prentiss' house to confront him.
• Todd and Aaron use the knife on the Mayor, resulting in his death.
• Todd, Aaron, and Viola are captured by the Mayor's men.
Chapter 10
• Todd, Aaron, and Viola are taken to a prison.
• They learn that the government knows about the knife and plans on using it to control the population.
• Todd, Aaron, and Viola escape from prison and return to Prentisstown.
Chapter 11
• Todd, Aaron, and Viola reunite with Ben and Manchee.
• They decide to use the knife to destroy the Noise and free the people of Prentisstown.
• Todd, Aaron, and Viola successfully use the knife to destroy the Noise.
• The people of Prentisstown are finally free.