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Fifteen-Year-Old Chap Smith Has An Unusual Life. He Lives With His Father And His Sister Lori In A Big House In The Indiana Woods. Lori Is Like A Mother For Him Watching Out For Him And Keeping Him Safe. Chap Likes To Read And Write; He Enjoys The Quiet Of The Woods Where He Has Lived Since His Birth. And He Doesnt Mind Sharing Household Chores With Loritheyre A Great Team. When Loris Job Requires Her To Move To Virginia However Chaps Quiet Predictable Life Suddenly Changes. . For The First Time He Is Alone With His Remote Detached Father A Retired Military Man Who Spends Most Of His Time In His Den Writing A Book About War. When His Fathers Unusual Behavior Becomes Difficult To Understand Chap Believes His Father Is Playing Games With Him As He Had When He Was A Childchallenging Him With Problems To Solve. . During The Months That Follow Chap Must Deal With His Fathers Unexplained Behavior His Own Loneliness And A Conflict At School With His Best Friend. In The Midst Of This Chaos He Meets A New Girl Who Has Beautiful Deep-Sea Blue-Green Eyes A Scarred Face And An Unusual Story Of Her Own.