Molly Murphy, 16, is having the time of her life until she is met with the most devastating news possible: Both her parents were tragically killed in an auto accident. Molly moves in with her grandmother, 400 miles away, and starts over. She tries to make friends at her new school, but is quickly labeled a "misfit" by the popular girls. Pops Diamond, the school janitor, notices Molly in the gym one afternoon shooting 3-point hoops. With Molly’s help, Pops starts and coaches the school’s first girl’s basketball team. Molly is quickly joined by many of the other outcaste girls in the school, forming The Middleton Misfits.
After her father dies in the line of duty, 15-year-old Amber closes herself off to friends and family. In an effort to help the teenager deal with her tragic loss, the local police department gives her a horse. Amber takes to the animal immediately and treats the horse as her only confidant, sharing long suppressed anxieties. To her surprise, the horse not only listens, but talks back. Is Amber imagining everything? Will anyone believe her? Can the horse help Amber understand the tragedy of her father’s death? Chimera is a touching story of love, loss and miracle.