Eleven-year-old Rodney is in a new school, in a new home in a new state. This new school is old and smells like someone barfed up a couple of pounds of glue and everyone in class sort of hate him. Rodney was one of the most popular guys in his old school but hid old life is over. Because of something his dad did. He says it's all a big misunderstanding but he's now staying in a center 'for people who are having problems'. Problems like being too friendly. Rodney is confident that it won't be long until the misunderstanding is all cleared up. But he can only keep the truth at bay for so long...