Among the beautiful orange groves of Lindsay, California, immigrant workers labor all day, doing backbreaking work to make a living. Their children often work alongside them, before and after school and on weekends, to help pay the rent. At night, the streets and groves are full of violence, drugs, alcohol, and gang activity. The stark poverty and the challenges it brings seem insurmountable.
The students at Lindsay High School are grateful for the beauty and saddened by the suffering that surrounds them. In this collection of powerful stories, they set out to describe their struggles and declare their dreams, unafraid to voice both the realities of the present and their hopes for a successful future.