When eleven-year-old Carol is killed in a hunting accident while hiking, a mysterious wolverine, a wounded falcon, and a tiny bat help her timid friend Dillon find his way back to civilization.
Ten-year-old Faith struggles to overcome her fear of horses and her feelings of jealousy towards her talented, older sister when they spend the summer on a horse farm.
It's 1995 and William Cowling is digging a hole in his backyard. He is forty-nine and hopes that the hole will someday be big enough to swallow up his almost fifty years of fear.
Jake is the best bull rider in his division, but after he finally takes a bad spill during a competition he has to overcome his fear before he can ride again.