The Storm Children Chronicles Book 1: The Tribulation Chase:

Sonyo Aiesling has always been a strange kid. He only has one friend (who's imaginary, by the way), he has absolutely no idea how to interact with the opposite sex, and his parents won't even let him read, much less play video games or watch television. And that's just the tip of the iceberg. For as long as he can remember, Sonyo has had the ability to conjure his thoughts into reality. And he can't figure out why. But when a group of strange people arrive at his school and try to capture h...