Whippoorwill

Two New Hampshire teenagers fall into an unlikely relationship as they come together to save a mistreated dog. Whippoorwill is a deeply poignant story about the virulent nature of abuse and the power of human empathy.

But in a town that breaks people, what will it cost to show a little mercy?

• An Animal Rescue Story: Clair can hear the neighbor’s dog whining all night on its chain. But intervening means confronting the Stewarts, the kind of people you’re supposed to leave alone.
• Troubled Te...