lucky linderman didnt ask for his life he didnt ask his grandfather not to come home from the vietnam war he didnt ask for a father who never got over it he didnt ask for a mother who keeps pretending their dysfunctional family is fine and he didnt ask to be the target of nader mcmillans relentless bullying which has finally gone too farbut lucky has a secretone that helps him wade through the daily mundane torture of his life in his dreams lucky escapes to the warridden jungles of laosthe prison his grandfather couldnt escapewhere lucky can be a real man an adventurer and a hero its dangerous and wild and its a place where his life just might be worth living but how long can lucky keep hiding in his dreams before reality forces its way inside