This allegorical story gives life-affirming messages to any teenager struggling with identity issues, self-esteem, peer pressure, feelings of failure, inadequacy, futility, or problems with anger. Unlike many other books for teenagers this is fully illustrated to help the reader vividly enter the thoughts and moods of the central character, a depressed and angry adolescent who has lost all hope for himself and his world. The book is also suitable for struggling readers as the story is presented on two levels, both as text and speech bubbles.