Gigi, a French orphan partakes in the creation of the Statue of Liberty between 1865 and 1886. The story of the statue's creation is real. The dates, the people, the places, and the events are as are real. Only Gigi and her friend, Jacques, are fictitious. Gigi is the embodiment of liberty who ties the history together with her love of freedom enlightening the world.

In Dad's Car, Betty Albright, a child of the 50's, does not realize the dramatic environmental history surrounding her. She is totally enraptured by the trips with her Dad and Mom in their new 1953 red Chevy convertible. When her dad, Dr. Albright, a scientist working on water pollution isssues, suddenly becomes seriously ill, she is devastated. What will she do if he dies? Up to this point her life has been a joy ride in Dad's car. Thoughts of trips to Florida, Washington, D.C., Niagara Falls, Carolina Beach, Chapel Hill, University of Pittsburgh, parks, lakes, and family, and friends fill...