In the quiet town ofHope, British Columbia,David, the youngest of seven siblings, grows up on the outskirts of town in a mobile home, surrounded by the vast wilderness of the Pacific Northwest. With an overworked mother, a gruff and distant father, and older siblings who either ignore or torment him, David learns early how to fend for himself. But beyond the struggles of his complicated family dynamic, something far stranger lurks in the shadows of his childhood.When David is visited night after night by analien grey being, his world is flipped upside down. Is he losing his mind? Is this a dream? Or is somethingsomeonechoosing him for a reason? His encounters leave him with more questions than answers, and as he grows older, his obsession with understanding thevisitorsdeepens. But he isn't the only one watching.Michelle, a girl from school with her own secrets, suspects David is hiding something. Convinced his strange behavior has a deeper meaning, she and her younger sisterVanessajoin Air Cadets to spy on himonly to find themselves entangled in his orbit in ways they never expected.Through the years,David navigates school, first loves, betrayals, and the challenging world of Air Cadets, where his friendship withJasonslowly turns from rivalry to resentment. Jason, born into wealth, has always had the best of everything, yet he remains jealous of David's natural charisma. What starts as playful competition slowly becomesa simmering tension that threatens to explode.As David prepares to leave Hope behind, he facesone last summer of transformationa romance withFiona, a girl he meets at a flight training camp, further fuels his confidence, but his mind remains restless.What is his true path? What awaits him beyond the mountains of his childhood?The answers come sooner than he expects. A call from the Canadian Military finally gives him the escape he's longed for. But as David steps into his new life, he realizes that no matter how far he runs,the pastand the visitorsare never truly gone.A blend ofdark humor, supernatural mystery, and raw coming-of-age emotion,Paper Planes & Falling Starsis a deeply personal journey of resilience, love, and the search for meaning in an unpredictable universe. Fans ofThe X-Files,Stand By Me, andThe 4400will find themselves drawn into David's unforgettable storyone that lingers long after the final page

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