A small town, New England girl decides to train for the cross country team, finds a lost dog, and starts to fall for a boy in her class. It's going to be a busy summer.

A young farm girl in the 1960's desperately wants to compete on the school boy's running team. Disappointments and setbacks face her. An abandoned, injured dog proves out to be her strength and courage. Together they set out to conquer this extremely difficult goal. A truly heartwarming and inspiring story.—Don Miller