If anyone knows what it's like to grow up in a dilapidated shack with dysfunctional parents, six

siblings, two hound dogs, a bunch of stray cats and an uncle that just got out of prison, it's Southie

Hawes.

Southie tells the story of her life growing up in Boone County, West Virginia, the dynamics of her

eccentric family and the often crazy situations they get themselves into. This includes the moonshine

still, an illegal marijuana grow, the worst prom ever and her sister's not-so-perfect wedding that no

one will ever forget.

After her older brother joins the Marines, he encourages her to move out to California and stay with

him while she goes to college. Southie yearns to get away from Boone