It's 1755, and twelve-year-old Fid?le's life is quiet and pastoral--until a sudden shift in the political situation brings chaos to Acadie. The English are hunting down and deporting all the Acadians, and the only way to escape is to run far away or to live in the wilderness. Fid?le's parents are taken by the English along with their newborn baby. He, his sister, Pr?m?lia, their grandfather, P?tard, and elderly Rosalie decide to brave life...