Second episode in the Life of Betty, the autobiography of Betty Gordon, author of #1 Amazon bestseller Phoebe the Cat and Her Curious Dog Dream . Betty's childhood in Great Depression Detroit. Betty is caught in a sandstorm while sick with the measles. Her mother reads her Alice in Wonderland. She falls in love with the radio and cinema. Her father's endeavors meet with mixed results. Her cousin Lois becomes her new best friend, the sister she never had. She has a horrible episode at her grandfather's home in Cleveland, but tells no one. She has fainting spells, and her appendix out. She desperately wants to be Rita Hayworth. What will the future hold