In Carrie's eleven years, the Levin family has moved six times, Her father's a rabbi, and they have to go where a congregation needs them. Carrie and her four sisters all hope that this time, they'll settle down.
Nineteen twenty-three is a year of changes for the Levins. In their new home, the whole family is overjoyed at the birth of a baby sister. At school, though, being the only Jewish girl in her class is sometimes tough for Carrie. But through good times and bad, even when a terrible tornado strikes the whole town, their papa's love and faith help support them all.