Prize-fighter and thrill-seeker Johnny Thompson is at it again in this fast-paced action-adventure novel for younger readers from author Roy Snell. After a fellow traveler tells Johnny about his run-in with a strange creature or apparition or something, Johnny sets off on a quest to get to the bottom of the mystery.

An uplifting contemporary fable to take heed of in our busy 21st century world Feeling ill at ease with contemporary life, James leaves the teeming cities behind and sets out on a pilgrimage across rural Japan, in search of wisdom. During his travels he gets lost in a wild wood and meets a young Japanese farmer who is trying to live a new kind of life. James is inspired by him and lets this man teach him to trust nature and the truths within. Seven years later James decides he must return to Japan to learn the truth: has the farmer succeeded, or are we doomed to live out our lives at war with each other and the environment? Based on a true story, this is a life-changing tale of friendship, love and spirituality.