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The book is set in Stanley, New York right as school is ending, and chronicles all the way to the end of summer.

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Joe Pedersen is the main character in the book, chronicles his life working with a crew during summer vacation

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The book starts with Joe wanting a motor bike for his birthday, which sets the whole story in motion so he can earn enough money to buy it.

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Joe gets hired by his dad to work on the farm and earn money for his bike, where he meets Manuel and the other immigrants

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After Joe is with the crew for several days, one of the workers named Luisa is attacked by hornets, but Joe saves her with hornet spray, leading to a love interest between the 2 characters.

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Joe breaks the law by helping the 3 illegals escape from INS, and he has a hard time coping with what he did even though he knows it was the right thing.

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During the middle of one of the workdays the INS comes to visit the farm, and finds that 3 of the workers including Luisa are illegals

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INS comes back a second time, but the three workers are able to escape, and Joe drives them to a new farm so they wont be caught.

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Joe plays on the lacrosse team at school and is friends with the captain, but comes to hate him after his remarks about immigrants and rude nature towards Joe.

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Many of the people in Stanley don't treat the immigrants with respect because they think they're trying to steal their jobs, when in reality they are doing all the jobs regular Americans wouldn't do.