Heir to a fortune, Marguerite is destined for a life of prosperity and gentility. Then she is orphaned, and her guardian—an enigmatic and volatile man—spends her inheritance and insists she accompany him on an expedition to New France.

In the summer of 1962, a group of preteen boys spend their time playing baseball. When the ball one day goes into the yard of an infamous English Mastiff, they’re forced to find other ways to spend their time.