Celine's witty observations about her junior year in high school while living with her young stepmother are both funny and sad. Her plans to escape to Florence are interrupted by a new friendship with a young boy.
After turning Alpha's parents into a lump of coal and an egg, two wicked imps try to trick Alpha into caring for their baby by impersonating her mother and father.
Stripped and marooned on a small island by their fellow campers, a boy and a girl form an uneasy bond that grows into a deep friendship when they decide to run away and disappear without a trace.
