Calvin, a 12 year old boy runs away from home and meets a strange girl named Ellie in the woods. Together they embark on a journey to find 'The First Forest'.
Six distinctive individuals struggle to accept themselves in a utopian society where emotions are seen as weak and "perfect" people can be planted and grown from the ground.
Rubie is a classic grade school bully. She is challenged by Santa; she must get a present from a real friend by Christmas, or he’ll make her as ugly on the outside as she is on the inside. Rubie learns it's the inside that's most important in a person.