Anna is reluctant to plant the kernels of corn her grandpa has left her upon his death, until she realizes that the act will help her remember the times they listened to the music of the corn together.
Afraid that his beloved grandfather will die after suffering a heart attack, a nine-year-old boy agrees to join ten-year-old Dooley in performing a mysterious ritual called soul switching.
The author provides help and advice to those who are grieving over the loss of a sibling; and draws on clinical experience, research, and her own personal loss as a child to explain the five healing tasks specific to sibling grief.