Manz is sure of one thing: he lives on the wrong side of the tracks in dusty Rockhill, Texas. Life is tough for everyone--his hard-drinking mother, her truck-driving boyfriend, even his privileged friend Jed--but especially for Manz, the mixed-race son of migrant apple pickers. If he could only get out of town, his life would be better. When the summer heat sets in, Manz and Jed take a job rebuilding fence for a cattle ranch...
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