Last year, Tinsley Nathaniel Thomas moved to his new hometown of Appleton and met many new friends. This year, Tinsley, Johnny, Bruce, Walter and Carol are getting into all kinds of fun and mischief together, going to the fair, fishing, to Sunday school, having campfires, and growing into young adults. This second book in the series continues the adventures of Tinsley, Johnny, and all their friends from book 1, Johnny's World: The Beginning .