Eleven-year-old Tucker likes his life with his divorced father, until the nine year old sister he has not seen in years moves back in with them and claims that their mother wants them to become one family again.

Fifth-grader Cody Carson keeps a journal of his hopes for a fresh start in a town where nobody knows about his humiliating mistakes of the past, but before school even begins so does his embarrassment.

Ima sets off mishaps" when she tries to help her grandpa.She begins to worry whether she will ever be forgiven.

A child eagerly awaits the arrival of a new baby in the family.