Fourteen-year-old Tess is having a hard time understanding what it means to be part white and part Navajo. Now her sister Gaby is going to enlist and fight in the Iraq War.
In the midst of controversy, twelve-year old Nella is confronted with an extra second when past and present merge making her realize that the future is up to her.
In this touching poetic novel, a fall ritual– along with some inventive storytelling–brings a family together as they grieve the loss of a beloved family member.