Twelve-year-old Jacky Fraser has entered a whirlwind of changes caused by adolescence and the graduation to middle school, when tragedy strikes and destroys any semblance of normal in his life. Up until then, Jacky had been a happy and popular guy; but as his new responsibilities pile up, Jacky realizes that the stress of his new family situation and the increasing pressure at school is making it impossible for him to keep up. He fears that his father is more like a stranger than his parent. Even his closest friends begin to fall off his radar. He is losing everything that is important and he knows he has to find a way to change the situation. In his desperation, Jacky turns discovers a secret, an unknown part component of his past that just may help him: bagpipes.He doesn't know what they are or how to play, but he is certain they will be the key to restoring his tattered life.