Stet is struggling just to get by in a tough Texas neighbourhood with an overwhelmed single mum. His school principal (Winger) is convinced his angelic singing voice is worth championing, but Stet has no idea how it might help him face the dark realities of his life. That all shifts when a sudden accident lands Stet on the East Coast at one of the most elite private boychoir schools in the country, the National Boychoir Academy. There, he immediately runs up against the most demanding, uncompromising and compelling person he's ever met: the school's Headmaster Carvelle.