Ten-year-old Will McKenzie, living on a farm in Alberta, Canada, moves north to a Native reservation because a pulp mill bought out his parents' farm. When he arrives in Coyote Lake, Will witnesses a close family friend dump his daughter in the ditch in the middle of the night. Through both Will and Minos's eyes, two first person overlapping accounts create a narrative pieced together that recounts Will's life. We see him struggle to overcome issues of identity, love, and understanding. Will McKenzie is not a character you will easily forget. And Coyote Lake is a place where outsiders are suspect, and where Will continually finds himself in the wrong place at the wrong time.