Twelve-year-old Tori Henderson lives in the 110-year-old family home that was not built for twenty-first-century life. She shares a bedroom with her six-year-old twin sisters, she doesn't have a quiet place to do homework, and there is only one bathroom for the whole family.

When Tori's best friend moves and a builder proposes to take over a prized natural site, her world is rocked. While she seeks a solution to her need for personal space and balance, she finds more than she was looking for