A Hole In The World

When fifteen year old Paul Shackleford is sent to live on a relative's isolated farm as punishment for lying, his life is transformed. There, he meets some unusual people and one very surly dog, who are all still reeling from the death of a beloved farmhand. Paul begins to hear talk of the presence of a ghost and soon finds himself investigating the life and afterlife of the departed man, who seems to have a mysterious connection to Paul.