September, 1859 At age thirteen, Virginia has grown up safe and carefree. Her family owns a general store in a small, rural town in Southern Indiana, and they live on a farm a few miles west of the town. She believes her life is simple, her days filled with the chores that come with living on a farm. Then, her parents share the family's secret. It's frightening to discover that the farm she loves and feels safe at is being used for illegal activity, known as the Underground Railroad. For the next year and a half, Virginia becomes a willing participant in helping her family commit the crime....