Fourteen-year-old Nick miraculously escaped death at the hands of drug dealers in one of the Brooklyn parks, but Peter came to his aid. Oh, this Peter! He is fast, brave, extremely mischievous and, like all boys, loves to play, although his games often end in bloodshed. His eyes shine gold, once he smiles at you, you turn into his friend for life. He comes to lonely lost children—broken, desperate, abused—promising to take them to a secret place where extraordinary adventures await them, where magic is alive, and where they will never grow up. Of course, Peter's crazy stories about fairies and monsters are alarming, but Nick agrees. After all, New York is no longer a safe place for him. What does he have to lose? However, in life there is always something to lose...