Ten-year-old Grace Stuart is having a perfect day. She got an A on her math test, she got the solo part in the dance recital, and it's Friday. At dinner that night, however, her parents tell her that the whole family is moving--to Macau, China
Even though she will be living in one of the grandest hotels on the planet, Grace is still afraid and worried about leaving her home and everything she's ever known. When they arrive, she is lonely and frustrated by all the new things about their new life--until her babysitter tells her about a box full of abandoned puppies that she had...