HISTORICAL:  Coaldale is emptying out more and more as the Great Depression ravages the nation. The small community is close knit and composed of families and friends, yet tragedy strikes and divides develop. Sooze is a young girl forced to become an adult as her family faces not just the economic crisis, but a series of tragedies that bring everything to a dramatic conclusion. Yet the end is truly only just the beginning for Sooze and her family.