Valerie Polanski (a.k.a. Sunny), age 17, lands a job as a push monkey - human powered ride operator - at her local Renaissance festival. Over her mother's objections, Sunny hits the road with the ride company and the adventure begins. As she travels from fair to fair, Sunny adapts to the "rennie" lifestyle: prolonged tent living, fair affairs, Bizarre Bazaars and Funky Formals. Meanwhile, others are working to bring her freewheeling new life to an end...