August Is An Average Twelve Year Old - He Likes Dogs And Fishing, And Doesn't Even Mind Early Morning Chores On His Family's Farm. When His Parents' Marriage Falls Apart And He Has To Start Over In A New Town, He Tries Hard To Be An Average Teen - Playing Football And Doing His Homework - But He Struggles To Form Friendships, And When A Shocking Act Of Violence Pushes Him Off Course Once More, He Flees To Rural Montana. There, As He Throws Himself Into Work On A Ranch, He Comes To Learn That Even The Smallest Of Communities Have Secrets And Even The Most Broken Of Families Have A Bond. Beautifully Written And Unfolding Against An Epic American Landscape, August Is A Compelling, Authentic And Poignant Story Of The Joys And Traumas That Irrevocably Shape Us All.