Hoping to help their troubled father, who has been sitting on his roof for several days, Worm and his older brother set out from their mother's house on a trek across suburban Virginia.
Illustrations and simple text teach children about depression, with information about its causes, symptoms, and treatments, as well as many self-help options for those coping with a depressed parent.
As her parents and teachers refuse to recognize Lisa's increasingly severe depression, three of her friends devise a plan to help her with amateur psychiatry.
A high school girl has a lot to deal with in her sophomore year when her beloved mother, who is a victim of depression, remarries, a new brother is acquired, and the family moves to Salt Lake City.