Jenna has the perfect life-until her dad leaves, and things get shaky with her bestfriend. To make matters worse, Jenna has to go read to Miss Caples, an elderly shut-in for the dumbest school assignment ever. But when Jenna runs out of boring stories to read, she starts telling Miss Caples about how her life is falling apart-and Jenna discovers that she has more in common with Miss Caples than she ever imagined.

"Involving dramas . . . make for juicy reading, and the stories are true to the ageless patterns of friendship and betrayal." (The Horn Book)