In Somewhere I Belong, we meet young P.J. Kavanaugh at North Boston
Station. His father has died, the Depression is on, and his mother is
moving them back home. They settle in, and P.J. makes new friends. But
the P.E.I. winter is harsh, the farm chores endless, and his teacher a
drunken bully. He soon wants to go home; the problem is how.
A letter arrives from Aunt Mayme announcing a Babe Ruth charity baseball
game in the old neighbourhood. But Ma won't let him go. P.J is
devastated. The weeks pass, then there is an accident on the farm. P.J.
becomes a hero and Ma changes her mind. He travels to Boston, sees his
friends, watches Babe Ruth hit a home run, and renews his attachment to
the place. But his eagerness to return to the Island makes him wonder
where he really belongs.