Farren Monet

Steve Moore is sixteen and lives with his younger sister, mother Cheryl and her boyfriend John, in a modest house in Bakersfield, California. An abusive and often intoxicated man, John rules the household, and though his attacks on Steve result in emergency hospital visits, Cheryl's loyalty is to her boyfriend. To protect her relationship with John, she "ditches" her son, having him arrested and locked in a correctional "mental" facility, before coercing her older brother Burt, who lives in Hollywood, to take him. Steve quickly discovers that Burt cannot even provide temporary lodging, but an administrator at his new high school directs him to a shelter for runaway kids where he soon learns to navigate his way.

Dans une violente tempête de neige, une jeune femme égarée parvient avant de mourir a atteindre la maison de son père, sauvant ainsi la vie de son bébé. Le jeune Nello est alors recueilli et élevé par son grand-père, Jehan, humble vieillard. Bien que pauvre, Nello vit une enfance heureuse, partagée entre son amitié pour la jeune Eloise et sa passion précoce pour le dessin et Rubens. Un jour, Jehan et son petit-fils découvrent sur la route un chien mortellement blesse. L'amour et l'attention de Nello pour son nouvel ami le ramèneront a la vie.

Nick isn't lucky in love - until a trip to the Dog Park with his ex-girlfriend's dog changes everything.