This book is the story of an unusual boy who lives with his family on the outskirts of society and fights for survival in a hostile world. He is an outsider, just like his aunt and uncle, and they all have to fight for their place in the sun.
In his life, he is constantly forced to slip away from the law and from people who avoid him and fear him. But soon he learns that the family legends he thought were fairy tales are actually true—and that he will have to decide what kind of person he becomes in this world.