Alyse, a part-time writer, is unable to excavate any interest from her seemingly boring family, utterly unaware of the deeply complex and exciting adventures her brother, sister, and aunt often have

A young boy learns to play the accordion, and slowly watches his parents drift apart as he grows up.

Bullies take a young boy's shoes away from him after he has already lost his feet in a farming accident.

Marty struggles to find acceptance amongst the neighborhood boys who bully him, and, when he does, he becomes a bully himself.