My Dog Skip

In 1942, in Yazoo, Mississippi, the lonely and outcast boy Willie Morris is the only son of the harsh war veteran Jack Morris, who lost his leg in Spain, and the housewife and lovely mother Ellen Morris. He Is bullied by three schoolmates and his only friend is his older neighbor, Dink Jenkins, who is a baseball player and idol of the town. When he goes to Europe for World War II, Willie is alone again. However, on his ninth birthday, Ellen gives him a puppy despite the protest of Jack. Willie names him Skip and he becomes his best friend. Skip helps him to have friends and get close to his crush, Rivers Applewhite, changing his life for better.