Difficult Times

Two nine-year-old boys named Oreo and Braun accidentally discover a time portal when they attempt to return a walking cane to an old man in the restroom of a restaurant. They step back into 1941, but they are unable to return to their own time (1996) when they carry the cane through the doorway. In the process, the boys meet a series of characters, and some important lessons are learned about discrimination.

Millie thought the whole world was unfair. Even though she had a nice house and a loving family, she was always miserable. Whenever things didn't go her way, Millie constantly complained. Millie became so miserable that she decided to run away so she could do whatever she wanted. She takes a bus to the big city, but instead of having fun, she encounters one disaster after another. Millie is alone and scared and ends up with no money, no food to eat, and nowhere to sleep. After getting caught stealing candy, the police call her parents.

Kay hat eine große Wut im Bauch. Seitdem sein Vater seine Arbeit verloren hat, lässt dieser den Kummer an seiner Familie aus. Dies lässt Kay auch Dinge machen, die er eigentlich gar nicht will. Mit Sven aus der Parallelklasse tyrannisiert er Erstklässler. Schließlich droht er, von der Schule zu fliegen. Doch er bekommt eine letzte Chance. Er soll sich um die neue Mitschülerin Greta kümmern, die ein ganz besonderes Mädchen ist. Sie hat das Down-Syndrom. Mit ihrer ehrlichen, direkten und emotionalen Art stellt Greta Kay vor eine echte Herausforderung.