When teenage Priscilla Beaulieu meets Elvis Presley at a party, the man who is already a meteoric rock-and-roll superstar becomes someone entirely unexpected in private moments: a thrilling crush, an ally in loneliness, a vulnerable best friend.
Unlike most people, Melody cannot walk or talk, but she is smarter than most of the adults who try to diagnose her. Her classmates dismiss her as mentally challenged but Melody refuses to be defined by cerebral palsy.