Graffiti artists Sissy Lexie and younger brother Boy try to maintain a sense of family while living in a series of foster homes and staying with their older sister, until a tragic accident forces Sissy to make decisions about her future.
Miss Raney is determined to win a ribbon for her biscuits at the county fair until a tornado changes her plans. The recipe for her "Storm-twisted wind-sifted high energy biscuits" is on the back cover.
Seventeen-year-old Pert Lexie does not think things could get much worse in her small, impoverished community, but when her uncle's advances go too far, everything--including her determination to leave as soon as possible--suddenly changes.
