This story centers 11 year old Tony, a nerdy Black writer and anime fan, who is bullied at school to the point of becoming suicidal before his parents intervene and move him to a different school. At the new school, and with a therapist, Tony rebuilds his confidence and makes friends with the other quirky kids in the literature club. This book is clearly in part based on the author's life, and in part fictionalized; it ended up feeling a bit awkwardly caught between memoir and fiction for me. I loved the book's ultimate message, but I think I am not it's target audience.