The story of a homeless eleven-year-old boy quoting lines of Shakespeare as he wanders the streets of Chicago after the loss of his father. In a sudden turn to comedy, William meets a sarcastic twelve-year-old girl on the playground of an elite private school who decides to run away and help him search for new parents. One replete with the witticism of the world s most famous playwright and the other abound with the biting commentary of an angst-ridden little girl, the two precocious children are perfectly armed to begin their quest.