When CeCe McGill's father gets killed, Cece just wants everything to be a bad dream. With her mother dead, too, CeCe needs someone to take care of her. All of a sudden, a man who claims to be her uncle comes to take CeCe in. CeCe has heard many stories about this man and not all of them are good. CeCe agrees to live with Uncle Alex, but with hesitation. CeCe finds herself whisked away in an adventure of a lifetime. Being a famous bird watcher and painter, Uncle Alex uses this profession to get into plantations in the South where he ends up freeing slaves.
