Ten-year-old Millie McLendon is overwhelmed. Her stepmother disapproves of everything she does. Her baby brother cries all the time. And she has her chores and her schoolwork to tend to. It will take an event of historic proportions to help her learn what’s really important–and it’s about to happen. It’s August of 1863, and Quantrill’s Raiders are about to ride to through the bustling little town of Lawrence, Kansas, shooting and pillaging everything in sight. It will take all of Millie’s resourcefulness and courage to keep her family and friends alive.