Jennifer's family happily takes one of those infamous mid-20th-century corporate executive transfers and lets Boeing move them from New York City to small-town Washington state, hoping to leave their past behind them - the death of Jennifer's twin and her mother's alcoholism have almost destroyed the family. Now Mrs Martin is in AA and taking life one day at at time, but Jennifer is terrified that life is going to return to what it was. This complicates her attempts to adjust to life in a new high school, make friends, and socialize. ( )