The Boy Who Played with Dark Matter illustrated children's version is a charming tale designed to develop a love for science. Zeddy finds himself alone and forced to hide his high IQ as much as possible in front of others. His only friend is a zutterfly made of dark matter, which proves to be a significant clue to finding his missing father. Zeddy's a child genius in a dystopian future - but can he outwit Big Brother when his physicist father gets trapped in another dimension?