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Life is hard for 12-year-old Lucas. First Uncle Asa dies of consumption, then Lizy and Pa. Now Mama is sick. And Lucas is the only one left to take care of her and their Connecticut farm. By the time his neighbor tells him of a strange, new cure, it is too late - Mama has just died. Reeling with sorrow, Lucas wanders until he sees a "help wanted" sign for a doctor's apprentice. He feels better while he is helping to pull teeth, visit the sick, and bury the dead.

Lucas no ha ido nunca al colegio porque padece fibrosis quística, una grave enfermedad respiratoria, y este año asistirá a clase por primera vez. Su sueño es poder desfilar con los gigantes y los cabezudos en la fiesta mayor del pueblo, pero está seguro que nunca lo conseguirá. Sin embargo, con la ayuda de toda la clase y la complicidad de los padres y profesores, Lucas vivirá experiencias increibles. Un cuento sobre la solidaridad.