A group of misfit teenagers almost wreck their parents store, warehouse, farm, and so forth, then get sent to Top Tractor Academy to learn how to handle tractors and big earth moving equipment. They almost wreck the school equipment at first but later improve and win a local tournament, then become heroes in the end when they save the town from a major fire storm. Bobby-Jo, the only female enrolled, goes through a change of life from milk farm girl to moderm teenager while acting as the key compeditor to winning the academy tornament for her class, which is full of boys. This story has humor and mild romance woven into a fun adventure. A peak into future times containing tractor jets adds to this comedic fun for young and old readers.