Grady is a 50-ish English professor who hasn't had a thing published in years—not since he wrote his award winning 'Great American Novel' 7 years ago. This weekend proves even worse than he could imagine as he finds himself reeling from one misadventure to another in the company of a new wonder boy author.

As young boys, Cooper, Gordon, and Shepherd where enchanted by the theories of life on Mars published by Percival Lowell, one of th emost influential people on the subject. Consequently, the formed a club called the "Scientific Boys Club" and it continues for 50 years to come. With the help of Gordon's daughter Windyy and her husband Jack, the boys pursue their lifelong dream of traveling to Mars. Bristol may be a small town, but the scientific boys club isn't the only attraction! Find out what is going on in the other side of this town as Miss China is shrunken to the size of a pea and travels to Mars!