Philip McGregor is so fat that everyone either stares or sniggers as he passes by. At school he goes by the name of Porky. But one day he collapses in the school canteen and is rushed to hospital. In his despair Porky doesn't realise that this marks the start of a new life in which he will fight back instead of sink. He's drawn to the hospital garden where a sunflower beckons him to come close and listen because it has a secret to impart to him. A secret that will empower and lead him to seven other teenagers from different continents who are each escaping their own conflicts. Troubles caused...

Philip McGregor is so fat that everyone either stares or sniggers as he passes by. At school he goes by the name of Porky. But one day he collapses in the school canteen and is rushed to hospital. In his despair Porky doesn't realise that this marks the start of a new life in which he will fight back instead of sink. He's drawn to the hospital garden where a sunflower beckons him to come close and listen because it has a secret to impart to him. A secret that will empower and lead him to seven other teenagers from different continents who are each escaping their own conflicts. Troubles caused...