content: This is movie fosuses on an 11 year old girl's life.she has no mother, and her father works in a funeral home.having only a dad and living in a funeral parlor is only part of Vada's problems. she is absolutely sure she is going die and her only friend is Thomas J. Vada's life begins to turn around after her dad meets Brenda, who, little by little, helps Vada cope with life and death.