Every kid's worst nightmare-moving-has come true for 10-year-old Howard Jeeter, who fears being the new kid in town. When he has to move with his family to a distant state, he is forced to live on a street named Chester Pewe, adjust to a new school, and get used to being shadowed by the little girl in a nearby house. Of course, when you’re really lonely, you’ll be friends with anyone—almost.