Nine-year-old Angus moves with his family from a coastal town to a farm and there learns how to care for animals and the consequences of irresponsibility.
Tim Nelson was in kindergarten when he faced Lester the bully. Lester told him he was a runt. Tim wasn't sure what that meantbut he knew it wasn't good. Embarrassed Tim decided to play hooky so he could think about this and how to handle it.