Taylor Williams is like every other eighth grader... mostly. She has two annoying younger brothers who are obsessed with all sorts of animals. She's starting to notice boys... one in particular is catching her eye. She's facing a mountain of school work, her fear of dancing, oh, and the possibility that her parents might lose their home. In the midst of all this, it is an unlikely friendship with a neighborhood dog named Toby that binds her to her past in Bent Oaks, but likewise, helps her face her future outside of it.