A recently widowed, now single father struggles to raise his sixth-grade son with autism. The pressure of his job and coping with the loss of his wife proves to push him nearly to the breaking point.

It's the mid-1970s, and nine-year-old Julie Albright plays on the boys' basketball team. She wants to perform basketball dribbling for her talent in the school beauty pageant but is teased by girls at school for the thought of it. Julie has to decide if she'll stay true to herself or conform to the norm. While she's at it, she gives an unconventional, yet forward-thinking answer to the interview question, "What do you want to be when you grow up?" See Julie shine in this American Girl movie starring Jolie Ledford.