Nine-year-old Owen loves adventure, almost as much as he loves asking questions. His curiosity sometimes exhausts grown ups.they tell him so quite often. But it is his interest in learning that earned him the nickname Owen the Wonderer. The latest thing on this third grader's mind? The new kid in class. She looks and acts differently than the rest of the kids in Mrs. Harralson's homeroom, but Owen is not sure why. Discover how he learns about McKenzie, who has Down syndrome, and realizes she is not so different at all.