Daniel Killen is boy with a degenerative muscle disease and a complicated home life. One night he finds the power of books and the inspired dreams that come afterward. Soon Daniel is able to do the things life has taken from him within his own head. Though his fractured home life may make things more difficult as Daniel struggles to cope with his disease. Will Daniel learn to love himself for who he is or will he become what his father always tells him he will be? Nothing.