To attend a better school, Madalyn has to go live with her great uncle while dad starts a new job and mom has more hours. She can still see mom in weekends but it’s not enough. Then when Madalyn thought she had made a new friend with Natalie she senses Natalie is racist. Is she? When fires start and Natalie is forced to stay with Madalyn, they both find there were miscommunications and that friendship takes practice. Madalyn finds that living in a new place, having new friends and being homesick is hard, but she has learned to be a better friend.