The only black family living in a small midwestern town at the turn of the century confront prejudice, as seen through the eyes of the young daughter.

After moving north from the Deep South at the turn of the 20th century, the Sills family finds prejudice waiting for them in the small Midwestern town of Bethel Springs, as seen through the eyes of the family's young daughter, Lena. In a town where the rules of segregation apply to all manner of daily life, do the values of empathy, forgiveness, and friendship stand a chance?—Ryan Nahigian