The Rune Snatcher and The Primal Heart is a novel centered around a young boy named Simon who hasn't had the easiest time of things. His father disappeared when he was quite young and his mother works to make ends meet. What money she is able to provide Simon for comfort or even just lunch from the cafeteria, ends up in the pocket of Marcus Coleman, the school's meanest bully. Simon's encounters with Coleman aren't always a clinic in intimidation...