A young boy, named Jack, lives with his sister and his mom. Jack has a lot of hobbies from photography to fixing things. His mom is dating Rob and Jack likes him but he thinks that they are doing fine on their own. On top of his problems at home, at school, a bully named George Hamel got everyone to call Jack "Butt Head". Jack can barely get up in the morning. He won't turn to his mom for help because he doesn't want to make her unhappy. When Jack's grades and participation are slipping, he thinks he must find help. Will Jack ever conquer the bully?
Mr. and Mrs. Puddle can't agree on anything. They couldn't even agree on what to name their daughter. They each have their own name for her, but everyone else calls her Baby. They wanted a dog named Sally, but couldn't agree which one to get, so they got both. One day, when the family is moving from their country house to their city house, the Sallies get left behind in all the commotion. When they realized they forgot their dogs, they turn around and their car breaks down. They get the attention of Frankolin, a man who thinks they are a dancing family.
Change is gradual, and for Finn, she can never remember when everything was exactly right. She cant remember when her parents started to fight and she doesnt recall ever being normal in school. But when Jersy (her best friend from age six) moves back into town, things start to change. Finn finally starts to like him when her best friend, Audrey starts dating him. They date for the remainder of sophomore year, but when Audrey leaves for the summer, Finn gets closer and closer to Jersy no matter how much she didn't want to.
Kendra is the daughter of a young mother, so she lives with her nana. When her mom, Renee, comes and stays with them for a night or two, Kendra realizes she wants to live with her. Even after Renee is out of college, she won't take Kendra. While Kendra designs sets for their school play, she gets into a lot of trouble. She and her aunt, also her best friend, Adonna, get in a big fight over a boy. Her nana can't take it anymore and sends her out to live with Renee. Kendra and Adonna stay mad at each other, but not for too long.
Eli Smith is an only child who lives with her almost normal father and crazy mother, Dee. Other peoples trash is her couch, kitchen table, and curtains, she insists on using the letter z to disguise swear words, and her job at Burgers N Frize, requires her to wear a gigantic carton of French fries. To get away from it all, Eli hangs out with her best friend, Grace, or her boyfriend JG. And when she found out that JG also has a messed up family of his own, she doesnt feel as lonely. But the next bit of news isnt as good as the first. Her mother is pregnant!
