Felipe Moore is the story of a boy born in a small, isolated outport in the northern region of the island of Newfoundland in 1937. It soon becomes clear to his family and others that Felipe is unlike most boys raised in such places. While his friends want nothing more than to go in the fishing boats with their father and to hunt seabirds or seals in season, Felipe shows no interest in either. Nether is he of much help when he goes with his father to sell trees for firewood. It is however, when he discovers his 'demons within' that Felipe finds his most appalling and heart-rendering challenges that cause to question with reason for his existence and lead to thoughts of self sabotage.