M.C. Higgins, the Great

M.C.'s family is rooted to the slopes of Sarah's Mountain. His great-grandmother escaped to the mountain as a runaway slave. It bears her name, and her descendants have lived there ever since. M.C. knows why his father never wants his family to leave. But when M.C. looks behind, he sees only the massive remains of strip mining -- perched threateningly on a cliff above his home. And M.C. knows they cannot stay. So when two strangers arrive in the hills, one bringing the promise of fame in the world beyond and the other the revelation that choice and action both lie within his grasp, M.C.'s life is changed forever.