The wares of the poor little match girl illuminate her cold world, bringing some beauty to her brief, tragic life.

Maya está preocupado de que ella no va a recibir una muñeca de su abuela por su octavo cumpleaños. Maya is worried that she will not receive a doll from her grandmother for her eighth birthday.

Stymied by her unfinished family tree assignment for school, a young girl seeks Grandma's counsel and learns about her ancestors, the consequences of slavery, and the history of Black resistance in the United States.

Alfie writes a letter to his grandmother and eagerly awaits her reply.