Deported is every kid's worst nightmare. Lula Mae Smith Gifford's world is turned upside down, when four armed men dressed in black leather jackets suddenly take the twelve-year-old's father away from home. Her dad never said much about his family or background, but always promised one day to take Lula back to his own country. This powerful novel tells about the people who helped shape Lula's young life and the two years that follow. Her family was living the American dream until the night that the men came. The bravery this teen demonstrates after her dad is deported is a thriller by itself....