Fifteen-year-old Lucas Webster doesn\'t mind working in the fields and chopping cotton on his grandparents\' farm in South Georgia, but he hates getting stuck caring for his Uncle Robert.
And he twists the Truth to protect those he loves..
He realizes that not all lies are alike.
As he discovers the ties that can destroy and bind a family, he cannot reveal what really happened to the local authorities or anyone else.
When a fatal shooting occurs late one hot afternoon, Lucas must decide what to tell the sheriff.
Despite Lucas\'s objections, he plans to pull him out of school to work on the farm full-time and send Robert to the state asylum.
He revels in tormenting Robert and Lucas.
A hard man, Alvin Earl racks up a slew of gambling debts and issues orders day and night.
Lucas must become more than a reluctant caretaker.
His grandmother withdraws in her grief and Alvin Earl, Robert\'s half-brother, returns to manage the farm with his guns and stash of liquor.
Lucas wants to get out of Crisscross and be rid of his child-like uncle, but after his grandpa dies in the spring of 1948, things change.
Though he is ten years older than Lucas, he follows Lucas around like a clumsy shadow.
Born with Down Syndrome, Robert can\'t even tie his shoes or print his name.
Fifteen-year-old Lucas Webster doesn\'t mind working in the fields and chopping cotton on his grandparents\' farm in South Georgia, but he hates getting stuck caring for his Uncle Robert
