Levi Battles been left behind all his life. His mother could sing like a bird and she flew away like one, too. His father left him with his grandmother so he could work as a traveling salesman—until Levis grandmother left this world entirely. Now Levis staying with his Aunt Odella while his father is serving in the U.S. Army. But its 1945, and the war is nearly over, and Aunt Odella decides its time for Levi to do some leaving of his own. Before he can blink, Levi finds himself on a train from Chicago to Fayettville, North Carolina, where his father is currently stationed—last they knew.So begins an eye-opening, life-changing journey for Levi. First lesson there are different rules for African Americans in the South than there are in Chicago. And breaking them can have serious consequences.
