Born into a world that misunderstands him as much as he misunderstands it, Lucas Ramirez struggles to find his footing as an autistic teenager. Dealing with poverty, prejudice, faith, trauma, and love, he feels at odds with everyone and everything. Outside of his own mother and grandmother, Luke’s friends Bonnie and Drew are his only support system. As a child, Luke learned that his father died in a car crash, but one night his grandmother reveals the dramatic truth. Enraged, Luke sets out on a treacherous mission to track his deadbeat father down and bring him to justice.