Publisher's Synopsis
Dia, a young girl who lives on an island with her mother, discovers a boy who says his name is La-ha-ta, living in the wild. A neighbor, Leila Payson (Miss Pacer), befriends them. The Old Man of the Island also advises the children. La-ha-ta is sent to a group home, and later, as a runaway, to a detention center. Children show the way in this tale of a quest for freedom. And to be free means to learn how to live sanely in the modern world. Will they find ways to live in society with the right balance of personal freedom and shared consciousness?
