Planet Mouse is a series of books about ‘Mouse’, a 12-year-old boy from Durban. Mouse faces challenges and dilemmas familiar to children around the world – such as peer pressure, crime in his neighbourhood, betrayal and unfairness. Mouse isn’t a typical hero – he is more interested in saving goals and gazing at stars than saving the world or being a star. But when trouble finds him, he finds the courage to make difficult and sometimes dangerous decisions. When My Dad Comes Home Mouse’s father is unemployed. When he gets a temporary job away from home, Mouse feels happy and sad. When his Mom gets sick, Mouse thinks that perhaps…