Basierend auf dem Roman von John Nichols. Die Geschichte des Lebens eines 12-jährigen Jungen während des Zweiten Weltkriegs. Als Wendalls Mutter stirbt, meldet sich sein Vater zur Armee und schickt seinen Sohn aus Kalifornien weg, um bei Verwandten in einer kleinen Stadt in Vermont zu leben. Wendall nutzt seine Intelligenz und seine scharfe Zunge, um in dieser fremden Welt Abstand zu halten. Allerdings wird er von seinen Großeltern, ihrem Sohn John, ihrer Tochter Sybil und ihrem fünfjährigen Sohn Tom herzlich aufgenommen...
Based on the novel of the same name by John Nichols, the film tells the story of 12-year-old Wendall Oler, who comes to live with his grandparents after the death of his unloving mother and the departure of his alienated father for the war. At first Wendall's only goal is to steal enough money to run away. But he is drawn irrevocably into the life of the town around him and of his lovably mad extended family. He comes to know his parents a little better and to love his imperturbably affectionate grandfather, his crusty grandmother, his spirited uncle and mysterious aunt and, especially, his little cousin, Tom.
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