Based on the novel by Karen Hesse, Newberry Medalist and author of Out Of The Dust, Juice Faulstitch lives with her four sisters, hardworking father, and pregnant mother. She can't read, and her family lives in dire circumstances concerning poverty to the point they can only afford to eat jelly sandwiches and crackers. Things get worse when an official letter comes in which informs them that the tax office has confiscated their home, until they can pay their taxes. Pa hasn't paid because he can't read either, and with Ma so stressed about their poor conditions and the upcoming baby, Pa and Juice decide to keep this from her and seek some work to pay the taxes. Will Juice be able to save her home?
