A car accident has left James in a wheel chair and his father dead. He is a very angry and bitter teenager. He is not only angry about the accident, he blames his mother for being asleep and not sharing more of the driving with his father, but also about being in a wheelchair and specifically how people now treat him. It is as though he is invisible to many and others act like he is stupid. He feel s that most people treat him in a patronizing way and he hates that most of all.
James is being treated not only for his physical injuries but also seeing a psychologist for a loss of memory. His mother is over compensating for walking away from the crash without a scratch by trying to protect him from the world and excusing any type of behaviour which only exasperates and frustrates James.
He becomes even more frustrated when he believes that he has seen the driver of the van that caused the accident. The supposed driver is dead and no-one believes him, not even his mother.
How can a boy in a wheelchair prove his case against this man, solve the mystery about who might have really been responsible and bring a guilty person to justice?
This is an exciting and suspenseful story. James' character is difficult and not always easy to like but the reader will admire his tenacity. ( )