An adventure story (30,000 words) for boys and girls aged 9/10 plus. Ben with specs and a gammy knee has to start at a new school in the middle of the Summer term and immediately suffers from bullying. He gets help and is introduced to a lunch drop-in club, where he hears a Christian slant on his troubles. Darker problems emerge and action shifts to Walton-on-Naze (Essex sea-side resort) and the surrounding marsh country.