Thirteen-year-old Meg Murry, her little brother Charles Wallace, and their friend Calvin are guided by unearthly strangers as they go on a journey through space and time to search for Meg's and Charles' scientist father who disappeared while experimenting with a new form of space travel.

Jay wants to catch the monkeys in the tree for the reward; by the end of the summer he learns about faith, and wishes coming true, and knowing what it is you really want.