In the summer of 1979, Andy and Tom are two fourteen-year-old boys - best friends, expert cave explorers and crack shots with their Springfield M-6 Scout rifles. In rural Southern Indiana, they are blissfully unaware of the local labour strife surrounding the Borden Casket Company - the fact that Andy's dad is a manager, and Tom's a Union labourer, has no bearing on their fun and adventure.But violence soon arises-including an explosion, a murder, and the escape of two fugitives- and the young boys can no longer ignore the fact that the world around them has forever changed. Through their secret observing of labour meetings, both boys feel the effect of the dissolution-and it tests their loyalty and friendship.It becomes a summer of growth and change; of adventure and misbehaviour. Reminiscent of "To Kill a Mockingbird", "Over and Under" is the quintessential story of ruddy-faced, scheming, precocious young boys who explore the wilds of rural Indiana, discover what it means to be friends, and see the most amazing gunshot of their lives.