With All Odds Against Him Sixteen-Year Old Simon Struggles With The Loss Of His Alcoholic Mother Which Leaves Him Fending For Himself. Later That Day He Finds Out That His Best Friend Is A Victim Of Sexual Abuse And Witnesses This Horrible Act When Visiting Her Home. Simon Finds Himself An Orphan Who Turns To Self-Mutilation Violently Lashing Out Against The Evils Of The World. This Novel Is Based On One Boy'S True-Life Tragedies And Has Given Him The Passion To Be The Voice For The Forgotten Children Of The World.