When her twin sister begins to assert her individuality and her grandmother suddenly dies, thirteen-year-old Dezzey finds some comfort in her relationships with her grandfather and a new friend.
Having come from Boston to spend the summer in Australia with his great-grandparents, thirteen-year-old Rust is consumed with doubt that he can live up to the responsibilities they lay on him.
Gramps's farm isn't the same after Grandma's death, but slowly Mags and Cody work to recreate her spirit by bringing back home some of the things she loved.
Follows the activities of Sebastian and his Columbian family as he goes to school and plays sports, shops and plays chess with his grandfather, and does other things with other friends and family members after their move to the U.S.
