For six straight years, Jack’s parents have forgotten to pick him up at the end of summer camp, leaving him stranded there year-round. But this summer, Jack’s dragon egg, a childhood gift from his grandmother, is finally going to hatch. While the egg offers Jack a chance at escape, it also comes between him and Nancy, his only friend.

When Pauline’s affair with the director of the amateur production of “Eurydice” turns serious, Pauline leaves her husband in the middle of their vacation, unwittingly leaving her children behind as well.