Growing up, falling in love, avoiding alligators.Princess is only nine when her mother abandons her, leaving her in their swamp home with her absentee dad, who travels to make a living. That same day she meets Cree, the boy two houses down on their tiny patch of dry land. He invites her to dinner with his baby brothers, for Cree, like Princess, has little family to help him.Alone most of the time, Cree and Princess work together to survive and raise...