When the Star Boy’s space-pod crashes to Earth it gives him the perfect opportunity to study humans close up while he awaits rescue. Two in particular catch his attention – a boy named Wes and a girl named Kiki. But as his curiosity grows so does his courage until the Star Boy follows Wes and Kiki into school … and into their lives.

With his space-pod destroyed, the Star Boy is adapting to life on Earth with help from his friends. Kiki’s long list of don’ts is a reminder of how hard passing for a human is, but more troubling for the Star Boy is the strange pings and pangs he’s experiencing and the hard-to-hide electrical surges that threaten to reveal his alien self…