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Travis, a twelve year old, views his life's challenges as climbing a ladder--just as his grandfather told him. He is helped in his ascent by his grandfather, folks with whom he lives, and his coach. He finds his first "love" and is rejected; he finds his strength, true friends, but almost slips off his ladder. He meets a man with a transplanted heart who helps him appreciate the goodness of life.

Lena, a ten-year old girl, has to leave a drought stricken West Texas ranch for the orange groves of South Texas. There she sees and learns about "wet backs" and their continuing role in the U.S. When she moves back to the ranch, she meets the "dot.com" millionaire who has bought it. Lena finds them to have much in common--composing the patchwork of her life, and of America.