A young boy draws a portrait of himself, but the outcome is not at all what he expects.

Freddie draws many different kinds of pictures, including pictures of Mom, Dad, and Grandma.

When his friends are less than impressed by the crayon portraits he draws of them, Pete the cat begins doubting his artistic abilities before reconnecting with his unfailingly creative, groovy spirit and the realization that there are no mistakes in art.

Teenager June must figure out how to exist in a world where she is the only one left with a heart--and whether she wants to keep hers at all. "Not that long ago, the Scientist discovered that all sadness, anxiety, and anger disappeared when you removed your heart. And that's all it took. Soon enough, the hospital had lines out the door--even though the procedure numbed the good feelings, too. Everyone did it. Everyone except high school student...