English language arts grade 9 (2009). Martin Emerson and his family are having trouble dealing with his mother's death. Martin describes himself as the regular, private and not interesting Martin Emerson; the enigmatic persona created for the Internet at Emerso.com and Martin number three or the no-name Martin. Martin's father has become invisible and his sister Lily pierces another part of her body when she cannot deal with something. Martin's friend, Darrell, helps him create a website at Emerso.com and the website has all the right questions but not the answers. This book was shortlisted for the Young Adult Canadian Book Award by the Canadian Library Association and won the Ann Connor Brimer Children's Literature Prize in 2002.--Ministry of Education website. "A Boardwalk book".