As Contrary his dog watches, Dilly points toward the metal camper's plate on the night stand across the room.  The boy feels the familiar tingle in his fingers, then releases a gentle pulse.  The plate rises, dips, lifts again, and sails into his hand as neatly as a Frisbee.

Dilly McBean's secret-his extraordinary magnetism-is safe with Contrary.  Dilly has never spoken of it to anybody.  Bu ist it possible that others have found out about it?

Secret forces lurk nearby in and around Hennessy Depot.  The power of the unkow is every bit as secret as Dilly's magnetic gift.