Mickey always feels resentful against his sister, his sister's separated parents, and his two new stepmothers, both named Charlie. So he can't resist the advertisement in his gum pack: "Ever wished that everyone would disappear? Purchase The Antibook! 100% satisfaction ensured." The book is blank when it is delivered, with the exception of one line that reads, "To erase it, write it." He had ordered the book. He writes about everything and everyone he despises on the pages. The next thing he knows, he is lost in an other reality where everyone and everything he is used to is gone. Unless they are? Soon after, his sister shows up again, but she is just four inches tall. Strangely familiar are the small talking house with wings and the enigmatic boy who appears to be partly invisible.