In the summer of 1964, seventeen year old Simon Hughes is left with his grandparents in small-town Sweetwater, Indiana while his parents travel out west. At first, Simon feels abandoned and very resentful. But over the course of the summer, his grandfather tells him stories of Sweetwater in the 1920s which become more and more intriguing and downright shocking. Simon's grandfather, Dr. James B. Lester, is a highly respected retired physician who saved...