Fantastic stories in which reality is twisted, characters who try to return to their previous state, but never can revert to their original form. There is the boy who wants another life and almost gets it, the seriously ill mother who almost recovers, a rebellion of objects that is almost quelled, and, of course, the forgetful ghost who almost manages to find out who he is and where he came from.

This book encourages readers to talk about the difference between what is plausible and what is true.