Life in Dearborn, New Jersey is more than just boring for 14-year-old Milo Banks. After being skipped a grade to become the smallest freshman in high school, it can be downright painful. Bullies, sports, girls - none of it is easy when you're small and unusually smart.
Then one day, Milo sees an incredible thing happen. His father - the dashing Maxwell Banks, known for his clumsiness and quiet nature - rescues a girl from getting hit by a car. Only he does it by grabbing her and jumping 50 feet into the air, above the houses on their street.
He tells Milo to keep what he just saw a secret, or their family could be in danger. But Milo goes against his father’s wishes and delves into his family’s mysterious past. He discovers a shocking truth: that his parents are descendants of ancient gods that created another realm alongside ours - a realm of legend, where people ride winged horses, use magic, and change into animals at will.
When an old man in black clothing shows up on Milo’s doorstep claiming to be the Banks family’s mortal enemy, Milo will find himself on a grand adventure in a world he never could have imagined, on a dangerous quest to save the only people he loves, and a home he may never see again.
