When Will (Josh Hopkins) leaves Philadelphia to bury his recently deceased father in small-town Lebanon, he forms an unexpected friendship with CJ (Rachel Kitson), his bright, newly pregnant 17-year-old cousin. As Will becomes interested in CJ's married teacher (Samantha Mathis) and CJ confronts her conflicted father, both struggle with decisions about the future paths their lives will take. Can we put aside our differences and meet in the middle? Lebanon, Pa. tenderly explores the cultural divide in America through the lives of one extended family.