WILL THE DARK HOLE END THEIR PAIN ONCE AND FOR ALL?. Bobby Cooper hopes so. He's a skinny twelve-year-old who has just suffered overwhelming disappointment and rejection by his peers. Bobby decides to run away which leads him on a fantastic adventure to find the Dark Hole, a place where he believes he can surrender his life and end his all-consuming pain. Along the way, he meets four other troubled teens, who are also looking for a way to escape their pain and torment. Their journey is complicated by a sinister snake named Damien and an enormous, lovable creature called Troubadour. Be prepared to laugh and to cry as you travel along with this small band of so-called misfits as they search for the Dark Hole, a place they were told would end their pain forever.