In 1962, Bobby's life in an English seaside village is touched with amazing experiences. He has a friend, Alisa Spink, who can heal injured fawns with her dreams and he knows an illusionist, McCultry, who can eat fire. Things begin to change, however, and Bobby's life is filled with darkness. At home, his world is shattered by his father's illness and at school Bobby encounters abusive treatment from his classmates and teacher. Further, the media keep relaying the doom-and-gloom message that Cuba, the United States and the Soviet Union are readying missiles for nuclear warfare.--Ministry of Education website.

English language arts grade 9 (2009).