Franklin makes a deal with his father that he will paint the fence for five dollars so that he can buy a toy, but Franklin ends up getting more than he had bargained for.
Leanna, who dreams of becoming a writer, meets Cassandra, an orphan who moves next door to her, and they learn about friendship and each other's very different lives over a summer.
Franklin borrows a book from the library on how to make super-duper kites and accidentally loses it; and now he is afraid to go back to the library unless he can find it.