Thirteen-year-old Corky Corcoran's family hires a Haitian housekeeper who brings her daughter, America, along with her. Corky is quick to befriend America and eager to share her favourite new grown-up novel, "To Kill a Mockingbird." When Corky asks America to play with her girls' softball team for the annual church rivals game, it's a move that crosses the colour line and sets off a firestorm. As tensions escalate, it fast becomes a season of big changes in High Cotton. For Corky, those changes will last a lifetime.
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