Abstract:
With her mama recently dead and her pa sight unseen since birth, Amelia is suddenly in charge of her younger brother and sister--and the family gas station. To keep a competitor at bay and keep her family out of foster care, Melia must come up with a father--fast. When a hobo rolls out of a passing truck, Melia grabs opportunity by its beard. Can she convince the town that Hiram is her long lost father, and keep the family together until she comes of age?