Just a touch makes all the difference.Life on Playalla isn't too good to be true. It's truly so good, newcomer Boo Fedupsca loses track of all time eating fruits galore, racing two-headed Skitzools through canyons and surfing forty-foot waves. Just one day in the Dream State Den, and he's fluent in the alien planet's melodic tongue.And after watching the galactic jag-top finals, Boo wants nothing more than to become a champion jagger. He can't wait to begin training at the best academy in Orion Arm. If they accept the young Terran.On Boo's home planet, though, changing climates leave once fertile lands barren. A global famine now threatens the lives of millions. Yet all is not lost. Tiny bits of a uniquely potent element cling to the many legs of his Millipedian friends, Taller and Shorter. The wheat, rice and corn seeds they touch will grow full in just a few hours. Once their Photon Flyer lands, the determined trio launches forth to feed many and awaken hope. Under cover of darkness, bare fields soon turn bountiful. But with each night, the dangers mount. Earth's powerful few are not ready for the Playallan touch.