"Don't let things fall apart once I'm gone."

That's what Elvira's dad tells her as he packs up his car to go to Las Vegas for an Elvis impersonation contest. But when he leaves, it seems like everything starts to fall apart. Her pregnant mother won't leave the couch, and her eight year old sister is behaving like she's three. Elvira feels like everything is up to her, and it's definitely not fair.

Just when things are getting too hard to handle, a phone call from Aunt Clare brings the family to Memphis, and a series of events threatens to push the fragile family apart. But as time goes on, Elvira begins to realize that family doesn't have to be perfect, and that sometimes, you just have to take things as they come. This feel-good novel about family and forgiveness will win the heart of girls everywhere, and its intriguing plot will keep any reader hooked.