The late 1970s in rural Louisiana is not a good time or place to be an eleven-year-old tomboy Libby Stokes wants nothing more than to play in the woods and swing from vines, but her friends and family have a very different idea of how preteen girls should behave. All of a sudden, Libby is expected to paint her nails, learn to cook, and flirt with boys--yuck When her best friend, Jody, asks her on a date, Libby can't stand it any longer and decides to run away forever. But when family troubles and a scary night in the wilderness drive Libby back home, she starts to wonder if acting girly...