In order to fix their shattered sibling relationship--and Addie's broken heart--Addie and Ian take a road trip across Ireland filled with unexpected detours and a stop at a major musical festival.

In the autumn of 1846 in Ireland, twelve-year-old Lorraine and her family struggle to survive during the Irish potato famine, but when Lorraine meets Miss Susannah, the daugher of the wealthy English landowner who owns Lorraine's family's farm, they form an unlikely friendship that they must keep secret due to the deep cultural divide between their two families.