A story set in Kentucky during the Great Depression. The central character is a young boy, who recounts the era from his perspective.
r.1. Introduction to the Baldridge family, including two cousins and an uncle that have recently moved in. As food grows scarce and the extended family grows, the mother moves the family into the smokehouse and burns their old home so there is no room for the uncle or cousins -- r.2. The family tends to their garden, but end up giving their beans to hungry men from the coal camp.
r.1. Introduction to the Baldridge family, including two cousins and an uncle that have recently moved in. As food grows scarce and the extended family grows, the mother moves the family into the smokehouse and burns their old home so there is no room for the uncle or cousins -- r.2. The family tends to their garden, but end up giving their beans to hungry men from the coal camp.