Ten-year-old Christoph, initially resentful of the new tenant in his home, soon comes to understand and appreciate the trials and music of Mr. Ludwig van Beethoven.
The letters that ten-year-old Christoph and his uncle exchange show how Christoph's feelings for Mr. Beethoven, the eccentric boarder that shares his house, change from anger and embarrassment to compassion and admiration.
A young girl tells about the summer of 1912 in the city of Toronto when her sister got sick, her mother worried about losing her job, and the dippers, a furry dog-like creature with wings, came up out of the nearby Don River.
