Colorado Parks & Wildlife Research Library

Gilbert lives in Endora, a place where nothing happens. He spends his days stocking shelves at a local grocery, caring for his mentally handicapped brother, and holding his family together. But just when Gilbert thinks nothing is ever going to change, a pretty stranger arrives on the scene.

Gilbert lives in Endora, a place where nothing happens. Aside from a secret affair with a housewife, Gilbert spends his days stocking shelves at a grocery store, caring for his mentally handicapped brother, and holding together a large family headed by Mama, a former beauty queen whose weight tops 500 pounds. But just when Gilbert thinks nothing with ever change, a pretty stranger arrives on the scene, capturing Gilbert's heart and inspiring him to...

A mentally challenged teenager sees beings no one else can. Jimmy doesn't always understand what he sees and hears, but he remembers it all. His lawyer father asks him to testify in a crucial trial, and the testimony saves the man, but has consequences for many.