This book is written in the first person, and tells the story of Morgan (McFactoid) McCracken a 13 year old boy. It talks about his life with bullies and his love of science. When he gets nervous he begins to quote facts he has learned. One day in his home laboratory, he discovers a way to grow hair on almost anything. A friend, which is also a pretty girl, named Robin helps him realize that something interesting happened in his experiment. He then has to deal with people offering him money, and how complicated his life will become, when he gets kidnapped, and everyone is after him, for his formula.