13-year-old Dicey and her three siblings are abandoned by their mentally ill mother in the parking lot of a mall in Connecticut.  It's the middle of summer and they only have $14.  Since they were all originally on their way to stay with a "rich" aunt in Bridgeport, CT, Dicey decides to continue on foot.  Unfortunately, They are miles away from their destination.  When they finally arrive in Bridgeport, the aunt has died and they are left in the care of a rather odd cousin.  The journey doesn't end there.  A story of survival and perserverance in the face of adversity.