Coming of age has never been so fraught with danger.
The brutal murders of local children send a small town into a tailspin.
Texas farmer's son, Griz Marsh, wrestles with life's complications and his feral sister, Tilly.
Further trouble arrives in the form of the outspoken new neighbor, Lizzy Kendrick, a transient laborer, Robert Lemke, and a traveling magician, Joe Lester.
Griz and his best friend, Marlon, take desperate actions to preserve what they love.