Bob used to be a loner keeping to himself and thinking my own thoughtsuntil he meets Joe a sincere and real young man who befriends Bob and several other local boys and together they form a group of happy young teens Joe eventually wins a trip to the state capital by turning in the winning essay on Junior Citizenship in a contest and Bob and the other boys learn of the rewards of friendshipwhich are apparently that all the hard work you put in on a project results in someone else getting a trip to the state capitol