Joe Oak is used to living on unsteady ground. His mom can't be depended on, and now he and his grandmother find themselves without a home. His friend Nick helps them find a home in his trailer park, but things fall apart again when Joe is suddenly left to fend for himself. Bills are piling up, the electricity's been shut off, and the school year's about to end, meaning no more free meals. The struggle to feed himself gets intense, and Joe finds himself dumpster diving for meals. Just when it seems all is lost, his life turns in a direction that he never could have predicted.