Michael Hunter is a dreamer who longs to become a pilot. His classmates and teachers have nicknamed him "the daydreamer." Despite his best efforts to pay attention, Michael often finds himself dreaming of flying. He also dreams of Karen McCormick, the quarterback's girlfriend. When a chance encounter with a pilot gives him the opportunity to discover what flying is really like, Michael becomes determined to do whatever it takes to succeed so that he can eventually enroll in flight school.

The only problem is, the more Michael succeeds at his school work or other activities, the more prideful he becomes. And although his mother warns him to let go of his pride and put his faith in the Lord, Michael believes he has everything under control and that he can take on the world. After battling bullies, rumors, and winning the girl of his dreams, it seems that nothing can slow him down.

But as his mother says, "Pride goes before a fall." Will it be the key to Michael's undoing? Read more in Dreamer: The Rise and Fall of the Flyer.