According to fourteen-year-old Danny, his life with his mom "was certainly not like what you see in the movies, but it was still cool." Danny had friends, soccer, relatives. But most importantly - he had a mom. She loved him, he loved her. He would have been happy if it could go on forever. But then the whole world turned upside down all at once: mom found a boyfriend online - Callum Jefferies. At first, everything was fine: "Callum seemed like an ordinary guy, nothing special." But he had a big house, a fast car, a huge TV, and Danny's mom really liked him. But cracks appear, they deepen, and they are not the kind that can be easily fixed. Desperate to watch as Callum loses control more and more and as his mom suffers, Danny sets out to find his biological father, whom he has never seen... The focus of the debut novel by British author Malcolm Duffy is the year in the life of a growing teenager who, through experiencing family turmoil, encounters new negative manifestations of society. In seeking a way out of the situation, Danny gains life experience, as well as true friends and a sense of family completeness.
