For Casey Raymond, a 13-year old, living with his family in the sprawling countryside of Marlborough, Massachusetts, life is about having fun. Casey, his tame crow Sammy, Bandit his checker playing pet raccoon, and Casey's best friend Tim, get into one adventure and disastrous mishap after another. Whether he's giving his parents and teacher a headache, outwitting the blind gun toting rag lady, outsmarting his trickster big brother, scaring his little sister with a bear rug, or solving the mystery behind, Dammit, his archenemy, Casey could not imagine a more perfect life. Then his life starts to change when he discovers his first armpit hair and a girl named Katz but Casey doesn't want his life to change.