金石堂Seventeen-year-old Leda Keogh is present when her boyfriend, David, commits a hate crime against a gay couple at the town reservoir on a warm May night. When David threatens to narc on her mother’s drug dealing if Leda confesses to what she’s seen, Leda tries to escape the consequences, by taking a summer job out of town.
Jonathan Eales is one of the victims. When he and his boyfriend, Ricky, are caught skinny dipping by two high school thugs, Jonathan manages to swim out of reach, but watches in horror as Ricky is severely beaten. Jonathan wants to fight back, but fears the small rural community, where he is an outsider, will protect their own.
When Leda and Jonathan unintentionally come face to face at a family camp in Northern Vermont, their hostility threatens to ruin the gathering. A violent attack on Leda elicits empathy from Jonathan. In the end, Leda chooses to take a stand on behalf of Jonathan and Ricky, accepting the repercussions to her family and to David.
Two voices weave a coming-of-age story that confronts diversity and bullying in rural America.
