Terkel is a miserable sixth-grader whose life at school and at home is fraught with chaos, bullies, bizarre teachers, and oddball relatives. After a prank leads to tragic consequences, he begins receiving strange death threats that thrust him into an increasingly surreal and chaotic set of misadventures, forcing him to confront his fears, relationships, and the absurdities of his young world.
Interracial couple attacked, woman raped, she commits suicide. Man joins attacker gang seeking revenge, but develops empathy. Faces test to kill for gang membership.