Joshua Trimble loves his ferrets. He lives with his parents and two brothers, who gave him the fitting nickname Ferret Boy. Josh’s simple life is messed up when his favourite ferret, Bucks, attacks his nose. The pain and scabs are terrible, but the reaction from Looney Mooney, the school bully, is much worse. Mooney challenges Josh to a ferret race, with the winner keeping the other’s ferret.