It's two weeks before Jeremy's birthday and he receives a package in the mail. The package was left to him by his now deceased father and contains a wooden box marked "The Meaning of Life - to be opened for Jeremy Fink on his birthday". Jeremy Maxwell Beer can't wait to open it, only he is blocked by more people. Jeremy's summer takes an unexpected turn when a mysterious wooden box arrives in the mail. According to the writing on the box, it contains the meaning of life, Jeremy should open it on his thirteenth birthday. The problem is that the keys are missing and the box is made so that only the keys can open it without destroying what's inside. Jeremy's summer takes an unexpected turn when a mysterious wooden box arrives in the mail. According to the writing on the box, it contains the meaning of life, Jeremy should open it on his thirteenth birthday. The problem is that the keys are missing and the box is made so that only the keys can open it without destroying what's inside.