Willow's mom finds out she has a tumor so as soon as she calls her husband he comes rushing and when there going to the place there is an accident and the two people Willow loved the most had just died.Willow's mom had found out she couldn't have a baby so they adopted Willow.Willow takes a test and he gets every question right so they send him to a counselor named Dell Duke.Willow meets to kids but one day as Dell is driving Willow home they both see that there are polices in front of Willow's house.They called Dell over and Willow heard that the people he loved the most had just died.He meets Mai a girl and Pattie the mom.Mai wants Pattie to take care of Willow but they live in the back of a nail salon.They go to live at Dell's place but take over and Dell has to sleep with somebody he doesn't even know across the hallway.Willow has many adventures running away and meeting new people.But will his life just keep getting sadder and sadder?Please read this book it is amazing.