Mrs. Nesbit is devastated by the death of her son, Morris, after he was lost at sea, victim of a German u-boat. Her son, Avery, a doctor, finally wrote a prescription for her - a folk remedy - a person not a pill. Iris is that person. Her father sends her to rural Missouri, without even informing her, to act as companion to Mrs. Nesbit. He is too busy for her with his new shoe store in Kansas City and his new fiance. Her mother had died of tuberculosis when Iris was only 6. Mrs. Nesbit tells Iris that we are all hobos - homeward bound. She and Iris "dust" often. "It's not about dirt. It's finding what you thought you lost, making up what you never had."
"Dead and gone versus spirit - there is a difference. It's a choice we make with love ones who've passed away."
"When you truly belong somewhere, there's always more to do."
2011 Teen Best of the Best
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