When David Calvin's family moves from the northern bush country of Canada to Miami, Florida, it takes him less than a full day in the sunshine and palm trees to discover how out of place he is in his new neighborhood. He begins to feel at home, though, when he joins the Hurricane's track team. Unfortunately, as he makes friends, he also makes enemies. And these enemies seem to control the entire school. When David tries to get to the bottom of the real problem, the only person who can help keeps running away.