Sharon Creech became the first author to simultaneously hold two of the most prestigious literary awards in the field of children's literature: the Newbery Medal (USA) and the Carnegie Medal (UK). Thirteen-year-old Zinnie Taylor lives with three brothers and three sisters on a farm in Kentucky. When Zinny discovers an overgrown mysterious path behind the house, he decides to clear it at all costs and find out where it leads. Finally, Zinny found something that belongs only to her! Zinny Taylor spends day and night clearing the path, away from her family, away from the chaos of the sounds of their big house, where she can hear her own thoughts. But Zinny could not have imagined that the secret path was closely connected with the history of her family and she would find the answers when she returned home.