A high school "freshperson" attempts to rise above such inconveniences of life as her older sister, parents, and school.
Amber's parents are divorced, and her mother plans to re-marry. Then Dad wants Amber to live with him.
Amber Brown wants a watch for her seventh birthday more than anything!.
On her own for the first time, 14-year-old Marcy tries to cope with the new people and situations she encounters while working as a counselor at an arts camp.