This is an awesome book! There are four childern abandoned by their mother and they have nowhere to go....except their great aunt's house but they haven't talked to her forever. When they get there they find out their great aunt passed away but their cousin is not living there. She cant handle them so they have to travel to their grandmother's and she doesn't like children. The journey was hard and long and Dicey had to take care of the children the whole way. They have to earn money, find shelter, and try to stay alive and well. To find out what happened when they got there and how they handled it read the book. If ya like it read the second addition Dicey's Song.