The Bridge is a coming of age story set on the California Coast. On New Year’s Eve 1960 Acacia turns thirteen. She and her friend best friend Dwight want to find out why a light is shining in the deserted migrant camp where a girl’s body was found three years before. The teens cross the bridge that night. Soon they discover someone is spying on them; thus the adventure of their lives begins. The Bridge deals with social, political, and religious themes related to injustice, intolerance, and acceptance.