Story Title: The Secret Life of Children Story Summary: In the town of Sturgeon, Missouri the youngest four children of the Furlong families are in a world of their own. Their parents are largely absent, and the children spend their time at their discretion, with the freedom that the relative safety of their town, with under a thousand residents, and their rural surroundings allow. Though much of their life is charged with frenetic energy, there are many moments marked by quiet, when they seem removed from the chaos of their lives, and they inhabit their own interior worlds. Caption: Andrea Furlong, 9, leans against her family s Chevy Lumina in Hallsville, Missouri as her mother Cindy s ex-husband Will looks on.