Strato Nyman couldn't be more of an odd-one-out. He's the only black kid in
Hedgecombe-upon-Dray, he knows more about particle physics than his
teacher, and he's constantly picked on by school bully Lloyd Archibald
Turnbull. It's only at home that he blends in to the background - his
parents are too busy arguing to notice he exists. But one day, Strato picks
up a dusty old book in a mysterious bookshop and learns how to become
invisible. He soon discovers that people aren't always what they seem a and
realizes standing out isn't so bad after all.