After his mother is killed by a stray bullet and his father struggles to keep the family afloat, fourteen-year-old Clarence Feather is manipulated into running drugs, even though he longs to be the good person his mother wanted him to be. When he meets Mona, a huge, albino Great Dane, Clarence develops a bond of friendship, but his neighborhood hosts illegal dog fights, and soon Clarence realizes Mona is in danger.