The year that she is in the fourth grade is a difficult one for Amber, as she tries to deal with escalating telephone fights between her divorced parents and her father's impending return to take joint custody of her.

When the unconventional English teacher who helped her conquer many of her feelings of insecurity is fired, thirteen-year-old Marcy Lewis uses her new found courage to campaign for the teacher's reinstatement.

Entering fourth grade, Amber faces some changes in her life as her best friend moves away and her parents divorce.

Ambar is nervous about starting second grade with a new teacher, but despite being in the same class as mean Ana Burton, things turn out just fine.