Portraysthelivesofninedesperateteenagers.Throwntooyoungintoaseedygrownupworld,theserunawaysandcastawayssurvive,butjustbarely.Rat,thedumpsterdiver.Tiny,theteenprostitute.Shellie,thebaby-facedblonde.DeWayne,thehustler.Alloldbeyondtheiryears.AllunderagesurvivorsfightingforlifeandloveonthestreetsofdowntownSeattle.