What Darren insisted Michael do next terrified him - steal his daddy"s cigarette case, the one with the built-in lighter, set a fire under his own bed, and put it out before getting caught. Darren demanded he see the charred floor for proof and promised to call on Michael to check. That"s when the case was to be handed over. Michael had the week before the first day of grade two to get the job done. Time was running out. He vacillated between allowing Darren"s violations and lighting the small fire. Daddy would miss his special cigarette case. Set in Winnipeg, House on Fire takes you inside the head of a boy who hears voices. But who is the real enemy? A guilty conscience and a heavy heart teach Michael that sometimes insanity makes sense.