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Etan lives with his father and spends time every day at his grandfather's jewelry store. His mother left for treatment because of what she explains to Etan is a sickness inside her. He knows she'll be returning, but until she does Etan rarely speaks.
At school Etan spends his free time drawing and making notes in a notebook he shared with his mother. When the kids ask him to play baseball, he refuses because he knows his skills are weak. Since his father works long hours at a construction job, Etan spends before and after school time with his grandfather. The other shopkeepers in the area often rely on Etan to make deliveries for them, and that's how he meets Malia.
He has heard she is homeschooled because the kids at school make things difficult for her. They call her "the creature." When Etan makes a delivery to her house, she answers the door almost completely covered by a blanket. The bits of her that peek through are covered by red hives and scaly skin. Etan doesn't have much to say, but something tells him she could be a friend. Soon Etan is visiting even when he doesn't have any deliveries to make.
There is much more to the story including his grandfather's strong Jewish faith, an elderly home-bound woman and her spunky little dog, baseball, and earthquakes. Author Chris Baron takes readers on a wonderful journey that is sure to inspire as well as entertain.
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