After being forced to get a job in hopes of getting his parents off his back, Adam Pagens finds himself in a stuffy little bookshop in the middle his buzzing city. Finding no available positions at Sportcheck, or Nike his options are limited and Byron's Books is looking for someone to "boast 'bout books." With a disinterest in literature, and a shortsighted view, he's taken under the wing of Maggie Byron, the stores owner, and an old optimist. She vouches to broaden his horizons, open his eyes to other worlds, including his own. She vouches to transform him into a Book Boy.