August is an average boy - he likes dogs and fishing and doesn't even mind early morning chores. When his parents' marriage falls apart and he has to start over in a new town, he tries hard to be an average teen. When a shocking act of violence pushes him off course, he flees to rural Montana. As he throws himself into work on a ranch, he comes to learn that even the smallest of communities have secrets and even the most broken of families have a bond. Moving and magnificent.