In 1895, to escape his violent father, Mickey is sent to stay with his Uncle Ronald and his twin aunts in the hills north of Ottawa and learns to feel safe for the first time in his life.
An assortment of characters from all walks of life help high school freshman Hubbo learn that there are many kinds of wealth, and that money really can't buy happiness.
Martin, a young boy growing up in Ottawa, Canada, in the waning days of World War II, has plenty of troubles at home, but they take a back seat when Martin becomes the target of Mr. George, a sexual predator who plays the organ at his church.
During the late 1920s, life changes for the people who live along the Gatineau River when the Paugan Dam is built near Low. For Mary Ann Alice the dam threatens the fossils that she finds along the river and under the Paugan Falls.
When Hubbo O'Driscoll begins attending the exclusive high school where his aunt works, he finds himself struggling to fit in with the rich students he meets, and he soon realizes that if people can't accept him for who he is, then they aren't really true friends.
Hubbo O'Driscoll, curator for the local covered bridge in Mushrat Creek, must prevent the bridge's demolition with the help of a ghost, a love-struck mailman, and the local priest.
Martin O'Boy has finally found a home with Grampa Rip and a job with the Pure Spring soft drink company, but his life is far from perfect as he tries to hide a secret from his past and help Grampa cope with the ravages of old age.
