Stormy Thatcher is a precocious 10 year old girl that resides on the West Side of Chicago with her mother. She loves school and she loves playing with her friends. However she is wise beyond her years as she has experienced great loss. Each and every night she finds herself lying on the floor waiting for gun fire to cease. She is not allowed to play outside with friends due to the dangers in her neighborhood. Stormy attends community meetings with her mother. She wants to start a campaign to light up her dark community as she feels this will help decrease the violence that has become a nightly occurrence. With the support of her mother, she does her part including writing a letter to the President of the United States.