This is a novel that will honestly make you say "Holy Bagumba!" Flora is a young girl who is described as a natural born cynic. And Ulysses is a super squirrel who is shocking swept up by an unruly vacuum and can type poetry. As the half bald squirrel is still trying to find his powers, he eats...a LOT! Flora is positive Ulysses can be just as great as Incandesto, hero comic book ideal. She pushes Ulysses to become the best super squirrel he can be. Then Ulysses is kiddnapped by Flora's mother and sent to be kill with a shovel while laying still in a skratchy sack. Ulysses then attacks Flora's mother and literally flies to Flora. Meanwhile, Flora and her friends rush off with her mother's beloved lamp and search madly for Ulysses. They are once again united and Ulysses' final poem warms the hearts of the characters and the reader.