Two neighboring families' children grow up together, with the boy becoming infatuated with the girl from infancy, setting up a forbidden childhood romance between next-door kids.
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A nerdy boy and his tomboyish next-door neighbor grow up together during hard times and their friendship gradually blossoms into a romantic relationship.
Teenagers Jem and Fallon grow up together in a nudist family compound in LA and begin to discover their mutual attraction as they reach adolescence.