Tobias Wolf is a difficult teenager. His father left the family to marry a rich American woman and forgot about his son's existence. Together with his mother, Toby flees to Utah in search of a better life. There they meet Dwight Hansen, who is supposed to bring stability and calm into their lives. But things don't work out quite as planned. The story of a young guy growing up who struggles with his problems and fears, misunderstandings and condemnation of others. He is acutely worried about his parents' divorce, as well as his mother's affair with a tyrant man, who turns their life into a nightmare.