Tommy Rome is an eleven-year-old boy bordering on obesity. He has few friends, and a lot of the other kids at school are constantly making fun of him. Tommy would really love to be able to play sports, especially soccer, and to be able to run fast, but he just can't.

Max Logan is a natural athlete in the purest sense. He excels at every sport that he's ever tried, and he has the focus and discipline of a boy much older than his eleven years. But the one thing about Max that makes him truly exceptional is his ability to accept people for who they are.

Max has lived his entire life in...