In three separate stories, a boy with Down syndrome makes a new friend, helps his sister with a difficult decision, and finally draws a picture he likes.
After visiting his mother in prison on his seventh birthday, Raymond wishes it were his ninth birthday when Mama has promised to be home with his dad and him.
Joseph Paul grows up following the career of baseball great Joe DiMaggio while learning the rules of the game from his grandfather; but he dreams of playing ball some day himself and somehow healing his grandfather's broken heart.
Named after the greatest baseball player of all time, eleven-year-old Ruth dreams of becoming a major league baseball player until she overhears her father lamenting the fact that she is a girl.
Davey describes how he spends his time after school trying to keep safe and warm until he can meet his mother and older brother when the shelter opens at eight o'clock.
Eleven-year-old Ruth, named after one of the greatest baseball players of all time, begins to question her dream of becoming a major league player after she overhears her father lamenting the fact that her talent is being wasted on a girl.
