The Man in the Moon plot
"Remember when you couldn't wait for your life to begin... and then, one day, it did?"
A small town in Louisiana in the late 1950s. Dani, a 14-year-old girl, needs a degree of independence. Her parents also give her that bit of freedom. After all, Dani's mother can give birth every day. Dani has a close relationship with her older sister Maureen, a 17-year-old teenager who turns heads for many boys. One day they get new neighbors: Marie Foster with her 17-year-old son Court. Dani adores Court. Until the day Court falls in love with Maureen.