The year is 1960, and young Georgia Mae Clements is dismayed to be moving with her parents from their home in Macon, Georgia to operate a peanut farm in Lennington, South Carolina. When she meets her new neighbor, however, her world is forever altered. Grady O'Neal's family has lived in a small, dilapidated house on their humble O'Neal Family Peanut Farm for generations. The arrival of fiery Georgia Mae next door opens his eyes to a future he never imagined. Amid the tumultuous 1960s, Georgia Mae and Grady find that the normal challenges of growing up are intensified by the looming Vietnam War. As their friendship blossoms into romance, the prospect of the draft inspires them to join other rebellious youth in protesting the war. When circumstances pull them apart, both Georgia Mae and Grady must learn to fight, albeit different kinds of battles.
