Former "bad girl" Cyd Charisse moves to New York City to live with her half-brother Danny while exploring career options and various relationships, including the one with Shrimp, who is surfing in New Zealand.
Back in San Francisco for her senior year in high school, seventeen-year-old Cyd attempts to reconcile with her boyfriend, Shrimp, making some girlfriends and beginning to feel more a part of her family in the process.
Brinn is thrilled to work as an extra on a motion picture, but friendships are strained as Sara joins her but spends all of her time with a boy, Natalie goes into hiding after getting braces on her teeth, and Avery faces troubles at home.
Hannah, already unhappy to be moving in with her dad and his new family, including her stepsister Madison, a mean girl, is further upset by rumors of a ghost cat said to haunt a neighboring cemetery and the mysterious scratching at her door at night.
Fourteen-year-old Annabel's extended family gathers in Los Angeles for several weeks over the summer where she must contend with step- and half-sisters and brothers, and her own mother's failing marriage.
When her mother remarries, sticking her with an older stepsister, ten-year-old Billie Stubbs feels left out, so comes up with a plan to be adopted into a new family.
Presents support and guidance for children dealing with their parents' divorce through the words of young people who have experienced it, discussing emotions, adjustment, dating, remarriage, and new families.
When eight-year-old Jamie becomes almost possessed by a lion he encountered in a wild animal park, his blended family, especially his cat-loving older brother Josh, struggles to connect with the boy they love.
