Madeline Smith is a young 6th grader growing up in rural Little City. This story takes her down twists and turns. It has ups and downs. Success, and failure. Anger, and joy. Her family had never lived a grand life. Her dad worked a simple nine to five, while her mother worked every day at Sparky’s, a local burger joint. But after her father loses his job, and her best friend Lizzie completely abandons her, she starts to feel more anxious, and worried than ever. What if her only friend doesn't even like her? What if her family will be forced to move? And most importantly, what will happen next? This novel is a realistic fiction about the complex inner workings of middle school friendships, as well as the looming threat of divorce and one girl’s struggle to maneuver her way through a world that seems to throw up challenges at every twist and turn on her long, winding path.