The terrible thing that happened to Barnaby Brocket / Boyne, John

Barnaby Brocket, a boy born with the ability to float and whose parents are embarrassed by it, ends up drifting into the atmosphere, traveling across the world, and eventually into space.

Barnaby Brocket, an eight year old, was born floating. He defies gravity, which is a horror to his parents who do not like attention. One day Barnaby gets away and floats into the sky, traveling the world and even into outer-space, to find who he really is.

Barnaby Brocket, a boy born with the ability to float and whose parents are embarrassed by it, ends up drifting into the atmosphere, traveling across the world, and eventually into space.