Told through the eyes of 10 year old Kenny in Flint, Michigan in 1963, is a moving yet humorous story of his family's journey. The Watson's are a poor but hard working family with an abundance of personality. They are quirky and fun loving each having a personality of their own. The oldest son Byron is a repeat trouble maker with a liking to playing with matches. The family decides to take a trip to Birmingham to grandma's house to set Byron straight. There they encounter discrimination which was not existent in Flint. The youngest Joetta goes to Sunday school at the church, and a bomb explodes in the church. Kenny believes his sister is gone. Children died that day, but Joetta happened to had walked outside thinking she saw her brother and survived. The setting, division between north and south and unfortunate bombing event were accurate to the time period.
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