Wisecracking, gum-chewing 12-year-old Gilly is well known from the system. Totally un-manageable, she it has outwitted them and has remained with families than she could remember. Afterall, just how do she repay when the beautiful and glamourous Courtney, her mother, may possibly be on the market waiting for her? If Gilly is sent to reside the weirdest family, with the Trotters yet, she isn't likely to hang in there. But merry, affectionate Maime Trotter isn't giving up on Gilly just yet...