Soccer-obsessed Nick Hall seems to have everything going for him this eighth-grade year.  His traveling soccer team has been invited to play in the Dr. Pepper Dallas Cup, a premiere youth tournament. His best friend, Cody’s team has been invited as well.  Nick has become a wordsmith in his Honors English class, most likely because his dad makes Nick read and learn words from the dictionary that he has written. And, April, a young lady that Nick has been admiring, seems to have mutual feelings for him.  But suddenly everything changes, and Nick is struggling to hold on to normal.  With the help of his best friend, The Mac Librarian, and his parents, Nick finds his new normal.