Eleven-year-old Lida Mae Braithwaite sees the world through colorful lens. Her take on WWII, social inequities, stick ball, Martians, scarlet women, holidays, bullies, loss and death, ethnic food, families, and relationships are uniquely hers. Lida Mae and her best buddies, Jaime, Rufus, and Dwight, confront the realities of childhood during the turbulent years of WWII. Together they learn one of life's most important lessons: that the definition of family is not restricted to biology or marital ties, but that if we are truly fortunate, our shared experiences create families of the heart, such as the one she shares with her friends.
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