After the homeless Zan stands up to bullies who are threatening Katie, the two become friends, but Zan wishes to keep her identity a secret, and the closer the two become, the more Katie understands just how much Zan stands to lose.
Katie is being bullied at school – and cannot get anyone to believe her. She feels frightened and alone... until she is cornered by Ivy and her fellow bullies at the town dump. Katie is terrified. There is nowhere left to run.
Suddenly, as if by magic, a girl called Zan rises from the garbage and leaps to Katie's defense. But Zan is not willing to talk to Katie. All she wishes to do is keep her identity a secret.
Slowly, Katie learns the truth about Zan, and when she does, she realizes Zan has much more to lose than the safety of her cardboard box. A gripping story that brings the issue of bullying to a head.