Tim’s dad taught him always to be tough and never let anything show, never even to feel anything. At fifteen, he’s pretty good at not caring about himself or what happens to him, which is probably a good thing, now that he’s been sent to The Ranch with a bunch of other juvenile delinquents. He already didn’t get along with anyone and everyone seems to want to punch him all the time, so he doesn’t figure he’ll last long at the Ranch. It seems like the natural end to his meaningless life, especially after he meets his crazy new roommates. Tim doesn’t understand why his life went the way it did, or why he was even born. There’s no fixing Tim, even though the guy in charge is determined to try. Apparently he doesn’t know a lost cause when he sees one.