Within the Great Depression and dust bowl, within the lines of poverty and need of the 1930's there rests stories of lives tossed and turned by circumstances beyond their control. The potential of a human being can be adversely altered and influenced by the hunger, anger and weakness of those responsible for their care and upbringing. This is a story of survival in the face of the negative odds of life during the dust bowl. Who could flourish in such an environment? Only the strong, only the devoted, only the committed. Others less endowed, less courageous, must die.