A boy meets and falls in love with a girl who stutters, and she changes his life 14-year-old Mikey McElwaine dreams of the girl he longs to meet. She's so real he can almost reach out and touch her... if he didn't keep waking up and getting in trouble with the school bully. Then Mikey meets Lian in the waking world and she changes everything for everyone. The story is about having tolerance, understanding and acceptance for those who are different; having self-confidence, self-respect and respect for one's peers, and dealing with bullies both youthful and grown-up.