One bullet has changed everything for fifteen-year old Will Karras. It's killed his father and forced him and his mother to move from their suburban Rochester home in Upstate New York to a new one - on the grounds of a cemetery. His mother's addictions and a bully set on destroying him are proving to be too much for Will to handle. But among the snowy gravestones in his new backyard, Will meets a mysterious stranger who knows the secrets of his past, and more importantly, holds the keys to his future.