Twelve-year-old Tiger Ann (Keel) lives with her grandma Jewel (Knight) and her "slow" parents in Saitler, Louisiana. She's looking forward to the summer when her glamorous aunt, Dorie Kay (Lewis), will visit but Jewel's unexpected death has Tiger Ann re-thinking what matters to her after she goes to live with her aunt in the city. Based on the book by Kimberly Willis Holt.