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Marcus is completely normal. He's got the same interests as a normal thirteen year old, he dresses like a normal thirteen year old and he goes to school like a normal thirteen year old. He's even best friends with Thomas Ryan, one of the most popular kids in his grade. You'd think to yourself- Well that's great, isn't it? He's just another annoying eighth grader you'd pass at the corner store buying slurpees. That's exactly the problem Marcus faces. Well, for starters, Marcus doesn't even like slurpees, and then you get to the point that he doesn't even know how to get to a corner store. And ONLY then do you find out that Marcus is not exactly COMPLETELY normal. Marcus suffered from Shrignakemia, a cancerous infection that almost killed him. He got the cure for the disease. That's about the point in time where he shrunk.