Eleven year-old Kathleen is a spunky, gifted christian girl who enjoys competition and strives for excellence. Her opportunities for achievement are many until "Black Tuesday" and the stock market crash shake her dreams for high achievement to the very core.
Twelve-year-old Kathleen struggles to fit in on her relative's primitive farm. Determined to win her cousins' approval, Kathleen delves into the chores, but quickly learns that operating a farm is hard and oftentimes dangerous work.