When he loses his mother, Icarus, who likes to be called Courgette, is left alone in the world. Sent to a home, he meets Simon, Ahmed, Jujube, Alice and Beatrice, other children who have also lost their parents. He befriends them despite their very different characters and disagreements, and then Camille arrives. Courgette soon falls in love with Camille, whom he wants to save from a wicked aunt with the help of his new friends...
