A small rural town has a different style of school bully. Fifteen-year-old Norman Shultz is not only a bully, he is a racist. Norman is short, but muscular. He is also dictatorial when with his gang. His gang consists of his fifteen-year-old girlfriend, Pearl Liversly. Pearl loves Normanas masculinity and is always ready to do whatever he demands. Two other members of Normanas gang are brothers, Allan (known as Foxy) and Benton Weatherby. The brothers have become devotees of Norman. With Norman as their leader, they become united and prepared to bully and terrorize children younger than themselves. The bullying becomes more intense when a black family moves into the area. Since Normanas birth, he has been indoctrinated by his father. Carl Shultz was an ex Nazi guard at Belsen. Carl Shultz had taught Norman to hate all Jews and black people. Jason Pulling is a black twelve-year-old boy. Jason becomes the centre of Normanas attention. Things get worse when twelve-year-old Samuel Collard, a Jewish boy, moves next door to Jason and he and Jason become friends. Norman thinks of a plan to get rid of Jason and Sam, and his plan becomes horrendous.