Aidan and his parents had just moved to Colorado. Aidan, though he understood his father's need to be near Grampin, resented the fact that he had been dragged here to Colorado away from his only friend, Robby. It was a situation he was powerless to change.

One stormy afternoon, Aidan became bored and decided to explore Grampin's basement. In his insecurity, Aidan's nerves were already on edge. You can imagine his fright when he began to hear a scraping sound. Suddenly, three clay pots appeared near the staircase that led to the basement. Aidan cautiously approached them, and touched one. All three shattered, leaving three ancient scrolls on the basement floor. Aidan took them upstairs to his room and read them. Within was the story of the kingdom named Alleble. Though the story was a fantastic one, Aidan believed every word of it. It all seemed so real, he could not believe it was just another fantasy story.

Yet, that was exactly what his father and mother claimed it to be. Both had read the story when they were young, but neither of them believed the tale. Grampin, on the other hand, believed it to be real. He said he had entered The Door Within and Aidan could too. All he needed to do was to believe. Thus it was that Aidan began his journey through The Door Within.

The story is a very accurate analogy of the Christian faith and the price of belief. Yes, it comes with a price. Every young person should read this book. It explains better than anything the betrayal of Christ and the cost and rewards of following Him.