Follows the lives of Clay-Boy Spencer and his family during the summer he hunts a legendary white deer, falls in love, and learns what he will do with his life.
The story of the close-knit Spencer family of the upland country of Virginia during the year they are preparing 16-year-old Clay-Boy Spencer to go college in Richmond.
When Lassie leads rescuers to Timmy's mom, whose truck has slid off the road and overturned in a steep snow-filled ravine, they are all able to return home safely for a special Christmas celebration.