Still mourning the death of her mother a few decades back, ALICE McKINLEY finds her entire life disrupted when her dad BEN buys a moves and store her along with her elderly brother LESTER into some town. From the painful throes of adolescence, Alice has a rough time adjusting to her new faculty, especially after she has the stern MRS. PLOTKIN as her heart educator. Feeling isolated and shy, Alice flows right. But with only just a little unexpected help from Mrs. Plotkin, Alice learns never to judge by appearances or jump into conclusions. More importantly, she faces her father over his inability to accept their loss and move on into the future...