September 's father is a soldier at war in Europe and her mother works all day building airplane engines in a factory .
An unseen narrator relates the story of September , a twelve - year - old girl from Omaha , Nebraska .
September 's father is a soldier at war in Europe and narrator 's mother works all day building airplane engines in a factory .
An unseen narrator relates the story of September , a twelve - year - old girl from Omaha , Nebraska .