Life for fourteen-year-old Josh Abernathy has never been simple. He's skinny, nerdy, unpopular. His dad died when he was seven, and Josh misses him every day. His mom remarried a total jerk whose idea of fun is torturing Josh when she's not around. The one light in his life, his little sister, worships him, but his stepdad doesn't let Josh spend time with her. So, yeah, life sucks for Josh. To top things off, after an argument with his stepdad, Josh discovers something bizarre...that he can shapeshift into a dog. And he has no idea where this new ability came from, let alone how to control...