Ivy June lives with her Papaw and Mamaw and Granny Ma. Her grandfather, a 65-year-old coal miner, has asked that Ivy June come live with them as Ivy's house is too crowded. Her Dad is a handyman and Papaw helps the family out. Ivy June won a lottery of 6 to become an exchange student. The girls will spend 2 weeks in Lexington and two weeks in Hazzard. Ivy's Mom resents her. Katherine's family is very nice and well-to-do. Her mother is recovering from pneumonia. The girls keep a journal of their experiences and their near tragedies - a surgery for Katherine's Mom and Ivy's Grandpa being lost in the mine. Excellent, heart-warming story of young people overcoming the negative vibes of their parents and remaining true to friendship.
"If you do what's right then at the end of your life you can lay down and be peaceful."
"Truth is stranger than fiction."
Mark Twain Award Nominee 2011
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