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Guided by her rules, nine-year-old Allie works to get past being just the new girl at school, eagerly awaits the arrival of her kitten, and faces turmoil when her grandmother visits while the family is still settling into their new home.

Ernesto Sandoval is not happy to move back to his old neighborhood after a decade of living in Los Angeles, but his outlook about his junior year at Cesar Chavez High School quickly changes when he sees Naomi Martinez.

Jo O'Connor, accustomed to moving from place to place with her father, has learned not to get too close to people, but that changes in her senior year when she makes a best friend and falls in love--which only complicates matters when she is forced to move again.

Sarita, upset when her new husband purchases a home without first consulting her, becomes even more distraught when he undergoes a drastic personality change after they move in.