Kuto's life was filled with shock. He grew up in Mali, and his family was always on the move. Kuto never had a chance to settle down and have a normal childhood. When he was sixteen, his family finally settled in one place long enough for him to go to school. But even then, Kuto's life was far from normal.
He started school late, and quickly fell behind his classmates. He struggled to keep up with the work, and soon began to feel like an outsider. His classmates made fun of him for his poor clothes and rusty red hair color. Kuto did his best to ignore them, but it wasn't easy.
One day, after another rough day at school, Kuto came home to find that his family had moved again. He was angry and frustrated, but he didn't say anything as he packed up his things and followed them to their new home.
It wasn't long before Kuto realized that this new place was different from any other place he'd ever lived before. The people here were strange - they had green skin and big eyes that seemed almost too large for their faces ...