Tubb, Kristin O'Donnell

In 1910, just before the Earth passes through the tail of Halley's Comet, thirteen-year-old Hope McDaniels, whose father is a magician in a traveling vaudeville show, tries to earn enough money to quit the circuit by selling "anti-comet pills," with the help of fellow-performer Buster Keaton.

Autumn Winifred Oliver, who likes to do things in her own unique way, is disappointed to learn that she, her mother, and older sister Katie are moving in with Gramps, a stubborn old man who wants to make money off tourists, as Cades Cove is about to be turned into a national park.