Roy Eberhardt is recently arrived in Florida Disney World is an armpit compared to Montana' he announces Roy's family moves a lot so he's used to the new-kid drill
- & to bullies like Dana Matherson & anyway it's because of Dana that Roy gets to see the mysterious running boy
- who runs away from the school bus & who has no books no backpack & most oddly no shoes Sensing a mystery Roy starts to trail the mystery runner
- a chase that will introduce him to many weird Floridian creatures potty-trained alligators some cute burrowing owls a fake-fart champion a sinister pancake PR man & some snakes with sparkly tails Suddenly life in Florida is looking up!