In 1935, dust storms are sweeping across the southern plains of the United States, including Oklahome. Twelve-year-old Millie is worried about her family's survival. The Dust Bowl is getting worse, and they're runnign out of food and money. Despite the hardships, Pa doesn't want to abandon the farm, which has been in the family for generations. But when the worst "black blizzard" yet hits, they have no choice. The family decides to make the journey...

Christmas, Oklahoma, hasn't changed much since Finley Brown left for boarding school... except that her best friend is dating her ex-boyfriend, her parents have separated, and her archnemesis got a job working at her grandmother's inn. Finley certainly didn't expect to find the boy she may or may not have tricked into believing that Christmas was an idyllic holiday paradise on her grandmother's doorstep. Now it's up to Finley to make sure he gets...