This book is about a small-town African American girl growing up in the early 1950s with a great desire to have a better life. She wanted to learn about the contributions of African Americans to America other than being slaves. She wanted to live in a world where all people were truly treated as equals and showed respect to all races of people. She wanted to see a world where people simply looked at one another's hearts and intelligence and not the color of their skin. She knew that world was out there, and she was going to find it no matter what. She understood that it would be a difficult journey, yet she would seek it at all costs.