Many things are troubling Paplooba. For one, she doesnÕt like her real name. That person is a wimp. Another problem is that her mom is no longer around and now who is going to help her through the changes happening to her ten-year-old body? Puberty is what the body books call itÉand it's happening now. More problems drop when she runs into a forest after throwing a tantrum. Now, she really is lost. Worse she meets a man who has just escaped prison. To survive her journey, she has to listen to the wisdom of the forest (yep, the animals, trees, even the wind are actually talking to her), take care of a new friend, face her inner demons (who donÕt want to stay inside), and look deeply into the future. At the center of the forest, Paplooba must face the final obstacle between herself and what her therapist called a well-adjusted life: the truth about what happened the last time she saw her mom. Only then will she understand her destinyÑwhich itself is intertwined with the fate of the threatened forest.