Twin sisters find themselves growing apart as they respond differently
to their father's postwar trauma, the NASCAR speedway in their town, and
their new high school
With home life destabilized by her father's post-World War II trauma,
Ellie Honeycutt seeks escape at the NASCAR speedway and in her dreams of
travel and college. Meanwhile, her twin sister, Ida, clings to family
and finds solace in her sketchbook. Their close relationship is
threatened when they both fall for the same charming classmate at their
new high school--but a devastating car accident renews the sisters' deep
bond, forcing them to reverse their roles.
Set against the backdrop of the nuclear arms race and the 1952
presidential election, this middle grade historical fiction novel is a
powerful story of sisterhood and growing up, told in the twins'
alternating voices.