The story is told in first person narrative by a twelve-year-old Jewish girl named Patty Bergen (Kristy McNichol) living in Jenkinsville, Arkansas during World War II. The story focuses on the friendship between Patty and an escaped German POW named Anton (Bruce Davison). Patty first meets Anton when a group of German POW's visits her father's store. Anton teaches Patty that she is a person of value. In return, she protects Anton by hiding him above her father's garage.
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