Alistair, 21, has never left his house. Too dangerous, his mother claims. But he's determined to live his dream and go to the Moon.

Alistair is a genius. All on his own, he learned math, planetology, materials science, and even how to figure out what people are feeling. But at 21, he's never set foot outside his house. Now the mother who wouldn't let him is dead, so he can do what he wants: go to the Moon.
Eighteen-year-old Yaro, an undocumented migrant, thinks he's hit the jackpot when he spies this young, lost-looking man leave the apartment building. But when he realizes the mess he's gotten himself into, it's too late for Yaro...
For this unlikely and endearing duo, a series of extraordinary adventures begins, which will help them recover and reconcile with life.