From the beginning, the DeHaven's first child was a quiet little girl; ordinary, like any other girl. With the exception of her mother, few people recognized her potential. Frequently being labelled a liar by her favorite cousin and a mischief- maker aunt, did not help her situation. In the aftermath of World War II, and encouraged by her mother to read anything and everything, Maddie began reading her parents' encyclopedia-from A to Z. Born on a U.S. Army base where her father was stationed during the war, and by now at an advanced age, it was time to explore those memories. Truthful as ever, even in old age, Maddie DeHaven tells the story of her not-so-ordinary, formative events from her earliest recollections. Promises kept, and promises broken, filled her life-from A to Z.