In 1911 Pennsylvania Coal Country, can Corey overcome the panic
attacks that prevent him from helping support his family?
Corey is just a kid, but his family needs him to chip in. He's dropped
out of school and works as a breaker boy--picking out coal impurities
from bins--in the coal mines of Pennsylvania.
But after a skating accident nearly kills Corey, he begins having panic
attacks and nightmares. Corey turns to Mrs. Chudzik, a strange and
mysterious local recluse, for help. She's a trained doctor and Corey's
overwhelming fear of tight spaces means he is jeopardizing his family's
future.
When there is a disaster at the mine, trapping his father, Corey knows
it's time to face his fear. He and Mrs. Chudzik's hound, Hovi, must find
the trapped miners and bring help. But how can he when the thought of
being in the dark and enclosed space might be more than Corey can
handle?