When her Aunt Tanner brings out a box of mementos, ten-year-old Amelia Louise McBride learns things about her family history that help her deal with such current issues as her first date and the deployment of a friend's father to Iraq.

Ten-year-old Amelia is getting used to living in a small town. Sure, it was hard to leave New York after her parents divorced. But now that she's got her friends, she's starting to feel like things just might be okay. That is, until her mom says they might be moving again--across town, to a new school district. Can things get any worse for Amelia? When Amelia meets her new friend Trish and learns about the terrible secret she's hiding, Amelia realizes...

Nine-year-old Amelia McBride becomes more comfortable living with her Aunt Tanner after her parents' divorce and takes a trip to Manhattan to visit her father.

As fourth grade comes to an end, Reggie, Rhonda, and Amelia let their imaginations soar.

When Amelia's mother inherits her aunt's house across town, Amelia imagines her life changing in devastating ways, beginning with having to leave her group of friends and join the ninjas.

When Amelia and her friends tag along on Aunt Tanner's business trip to New York City, Amelia gets to visit with her father and best friend, Sunday Jones, and learns a lesson about home.