Elton, an 11-year old freckle-faced boy, lives with his single mother in a quiet suburb of a city in Texas. One day he finds a young one-eyed alligator in the garage. To his amazement the little alligator can talk and claims to be human. But there are some bad guys after it, and this sets Elton and his mom off to an adventurous journey of a lifetime to a secluded corner of a river in Tennessee where they find more amazing secrets.
Elton, an 11-year old freckle-faced boy, lives with his single mother in a quiet suburb of a city in Texas. One day he finds a young one-eyed alligator in the garage. To his amazement the little alligator can talk and claims to be human. But there are some bad guys after it, and this sets Elton and his mom off to an adventurous journey of a lifetime to a secluded corner of a river in Tennessee where they find more amazing secrets.