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Monica and Tess arrive
in the life of a single mother, Mary, to help her reconcile her
relationship with her son, Aaron. Herself a former athlete, Mary
relates to her eldest son, Michael, who is the star wrestler of
Olympus High School. Aaron, on the contrary, is more cerebral
and spends the majority of his time spelling out words to hide the
pain he feels for not having a father and not being closer to his
mother. While the entire school supports Michael's wresting
efforts, Aaron is ignored by virtually everyone except his brother,
who has become something of a father to him. When Tess
encourages Aaron to take the test to qualify for the Midwest Regional
Spelling Bee, Aaron reluctantly agrees and Michael is quick to support
him. When Michael is killed on route to a wrestling competition,
Mary is less able to relate to Aaron and her distance causes him to
leave home in search of his father. Following the address on
letters from his father that were given to him by Michael, Aaron goes
to Minnesota. Once there, Aaron meets Andrew who is acting as a
cab driver. When Andrew and Aaron arrive at his father's
address, they find only an empty parking lot. Looking closely at
the postmarks on the letters Michael had given him, Aaron realizes
that his brother had been sending him the letters and that his father
doesn't really care about him. Andrew convinces Aaron to return
to his mother but they are still separated by their different
personalities. Tess tells Mary that although she and Aaron have
differing abilities, what he needs is her love. Mary tries to
tell Aaron how proud she is of him but Aaron is still unwilling to
open up to his mother. Andrew reveals himself to Aaron and tries
to make him understand how much his mother loves him. Andrew
encourages Aaron to turn to God who will never desert him like his
father did. Finally understanding how much he is loved, Aaron
reconciles with his mother and showcases his spelling talent by
winning the Midwest Regional Spelling Bee. (JU)
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