Haunted by the ghost of his alcoholic mother, twelve-year-old Oliver finds refuge in a junk shop owned by an enigmatic man. Afraid of his own genes and constantly harassed by bullies, Oliver decides to follow the shop-owner down the path of genetic editing. As he begins his transformation he meets the girl from across the street, and their friendship grows in a neighbourhood where magic is real, where murderers gather, and where the darker consequences of fantasies play out. Author of "A Beautiful Truth."
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