An Open Book

Join Joey and his sister, Mary Alice, as they spend seven unforgettable summers with the worst influence imaginable - their grandmother!

A boy's search for his father becomes a desperate journey to unlock a secret past. But it is a past that must not be remembered - if the boy is to survive.

This story is telling about a girl named Abilene Tucker who felt abandoned by her father. Her father has put her on a train, sending her off to live with an old friend for the summer while he works a railroad job. Armed only with a few possessions and her list of universals, Abilene jumps off the train in Manifest, Kansas, aiming to learn about the boy her father once was.