Summer 1986 was a rough one for April Grace Reilly. Ian and Isabel St. James moved to Cedar Ridge, a small town in Arkansas right in the middle of the Ozarks. They had lost everything in California due to bad business and gambling. They are uppity and unkind, and unwelcome - at least to April. April's parents take in the couple when their purchased home is inhabitable. They are true Christians, some might say saints. April loves to read and we are informed of her excellent selections. She loves her grandmother who lives nearby, helps her shop, and hates her new boyfriend. She finds him snooping, distrusts him, and with the help of the librarian, proves him to be a polygamist and a fraud. Her sister, Myra Sue, is a difficult older sister and is suffering from anorexia nervosa due to Isabel's influence. While being treated to a flashback to the 1980's when the VCR was new technology, Little Ponies were the rage, and Madonna was on top the charts, we witness Faith in action and how hearts can be changed due to the power and presence of love.
"The way other people act doesn't make a difference in how your treat them."
"Hard work, good food, family and friends work toward keeping a person in good health and good spirits."
"There ain't never been but one perfect person in the world and they killed Him."
"Remember what Jesus said about treating others the way you want to be treated."
"Doing wash is like politics. It's always there, always dirty, and there ain't no end in sight."
Mark Twain Award Preliminary Nominee 2013-14
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