"The Barnetts are a contemporary clan: Mr. Barnett is Anglo; Mrs. Barnett (the former Bianca Barcelona) is Latina; Boon's teenage brother, Taji, is adopted from Kenya; and Boon himself is a one-of-a-kind. Also moving to the moon is Boon's crabby partner-in-crime: José Ignacio, a seven-foot-tall, old-school robot. In reality, José Ignacio is a twelve-inch toy; but in Boon's fantasy life, the robot is one half of a danger-seeking, dimension-hopping...

Frustrated by Ross, her unsuccessful boyfriend and his newest moneymaking scheme, wealthy Kendall goes to his country estate, during a holiday. His scheme is to sell off all the valuable wine in the family's collection and buy a mineral mine that has been closed for 30 years. But while there, his eccentric uncle enlists Kendall in a wild plan to throw Ross off track in order to help him find his true calling.