Peter and his family live among the Quinces in the cookery section of a mystical library. At night, when the library comes to life, Peter ventures out of his home to find a missing volume - How To Live Forever.

Peter macht sich auf die Suche nach dem verschwundenen Buch Fr immer leben. Nach vielen Irrwegen stt er auf den einzigen Menschen, der das Buch gelesen hat, das uralte Kind. Colin Thompson erzhlt davon, was in und hinter den Bchern geschieht, die uns sonst nur den Rcken zukehren. (DIE WELT) Diese Parabel auf den Sinn von Leben und Sterben, von Werden und Vergehen ist, ... hnlich wie Der kleine Prinz von Saint-Exupry, ein Buch fr jede Altersstufe. (NDR)

When Kevin Bannister starts a new school his quiet and happy life changes. He finds himself the victim of a sinister and sly bully, Spud (David Tate) who to a bystander looks like Kevin's best friend. When eyes are turned Spud kicks, pokes and punches Kevin and submits him to mental torture. Unable to tell even his best friend Billy Kevin becomes depressed and is unable to cope with the way his life has turned out. An unfortunate event forces Kevin into taking action that leads him on an adventure. Step by step he is ever closer to his Leap of Faith.