After the loss of his father, seventeen-year-old True Lockhart is forced to move from California to Utah with his overbearingstep-mother.With no blood relatives alive and miles away from his past and the incredible life he knew, True feels lost and can only find comfort in his memories.But after reconnecting with his compassionate and caring step-cousin and meeting the school's resident bad boy, True begins to wonder, does the past shape you or do the people you love?