Plot summary

During the summer vacation, the fourteen year-old Lucas Bly meets the sixteen year-old newcomer in town Maggie and they become best friends. Lucas is an intelligent boy that loves bugs and shows the mansion where he lives to Maggie. When classes begin, Maggie learns that Lucas is not a popular student but an outcast nerd at school and bullied by the football players. The football captain Cappie protects Lucas because the boy helped him when he was ill. Soon Lucas has a crush on Maggie but she falls in love with Cappie, while Lucas' schoolmate Rina loves him. When Maggie joins the cheerleaders, Cappie's girlfriend Alise becomes jealous of her and she ends the relationship with Cappie. Meanwhile Lucas joins the football team expecting to impress Maggie. During a game, Lucas is hurt and Maggie finds that he lives in a trailer with his alcoholic father. What will happen to Lucas?—Claudio Carvalho, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil