It's 1953, and eleven-year-old Penny dreams of a summer of butter pecan ice cream, swimming, and baseball. But nothing's that simple. For starters, she can't go swimming because her mother's afraid she'll catch polio at the poll. To make matters worse, her favourite uncle is living in a car. Her nonny cries every time her father's name is mentioned. And the two sides of her family aren't speakiā¦