A 12-year-old girl living in poverty in 1956 Alabama. She idolizes Elvis Presley and uses singing to cope with her difficult home life. After being raped by Wooden's Boy, she suffers severe emotional and physical trauma but ultimately finds her voice by performing Hound Dog and decides to leave her hometown to start a new life with her aunt.
A brief summer friendship that ultimately highlights Lewellen's isolation and betrayal.
A close childhood friendship that fractures under the weight of betrayal and trauma.
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