Maddie, a seven year old little girl, and her family are moving to California! She will take her mom, who recently got a new job, Molly, her dad, Joe, and her brother, Anthony along in the trip too! The reason they are moving is because her mom got a good deal and received a job that paid good money! Her family was rather poor and was staying in a shelter, who said they were going to have to leave soon. Her mom had been trying for a long time to get a good job that would provide for her family. When she finally got the job, she was sad to tell the kids that they have to move all the way across the state to California. Read this story to find out how the children do at there new school and how Maddie stands up to a bully and finds great new friends, who she would never expect!