Priscilla is six years old when she lost her parents and younger brother to the Spanish flu epidemic in 1918. She moved in with her Aunt Dora. With much effort, Priscilla has become a welcome member of the new family, but trouble is on the way, and her guardian angels are working overtime to keep her safe. All her friends in the yard of the large Victorian house are helping to keep the adults from ruining her life as well as their own. It won't be long before the action gets out of hand and Cilla and others will be falling from the sky.