Christopher would rather have a dog than a little brother who ruins his birthday parties, but when his brother begins to act like a puppy, Christopher has a change of heart.
Disaster strikes when Ana Shen is about to deliver the salutatorian speech at her junior high school graduation, but an even greater crisis looms when her best friend invites a crowd to Ana's house for dinner, and Ana's multicultural grandparents must find a way to share a kitchen.