Life in Abry is just about as normal as it can get. Church, school, football games-those things make up the pillars of the community.
But not everyone fits in, and that includes teenager Edward Marsh, who doesn't WANT to fit in. Edward just wants to be himself, and if that means hanging out in a graveyard with his friends or pulling a prank on the uptight football coach, the town can deal with it.
This tale of small-town life set at the turn of the century will have you yearning for a simpler time. And it will make you realize that simpler times were never really all that simple.