With the nation in the grip of the Great Depression, a single mother in Cleveland, Ohio, creates a lasting monument to youth and community as American as apple pie.
At twelve years old, fiercely independent Josephine Morhard left her family's Pennsylvania farm to start a new life.
After surviving two bad marriages, Josephine decides to focus on a better future for her daughter and son.
But Junior is a volatile boy of eight--until his mother comes up with a novel.