Noah and Abdi met at private school, and from that day on they were best friends. Noah is sick and dying, while Abdi is a refugee, attending the school on a scholarship. Their differences do not matter between to these two. The only problem that comes between them is when Noah was out of school for a few weeks, and Abdi makes friends with another student. This did not sit well with Noah.

Noah tried several times to trick Abdi, making up excuses so that it would only be the two of them hanging out. Abdi knew what Noah was doing, but he didn't want to hurt his friend. One night after both of them attend a party in honor of Noah's dad, Noah decides that they needed to go on an adventure. Early in the morning the two of them take off. Noah is not feeling well, but he just needs to go on this trip before things get worse. Abdi goes along so he doesn't disappoint his best friend. Halfway into this adventure, Abdi notices that Noah is getting really tired and suggests that they should go back, but Noah refuses and they continue on. Again, after a while, Noah is exhausted and he and Abdi get into an argument. Abdi tries to take away Noah's cell phone away, but Noah unexpectedly falls into the water. Abdi does not go in after him because he can't swim. Luckily, someone calls 911 and the boys are both rescued.

But things come to a head when Noah is in a coma and Abdi won't speak to anyone. Noah cam hear everything around him, but his body won't respond to his attempts to wake up. Meanwhile, Abdi disappears soon after returning home. The police are at a loss: why would he disappear when his best friend is fighting for his life?

Wow is about the most I can say about this great story by Gilly Macmillan. After reading the back information on Macmillan, I completely understood why she would write this kind of story. There are so many different twists in this book. Don't worry; you don't get confused. Macmillan writes in a way that you know exactly what is going on.