A little centipede buys shoes to protect his feet but finds that they are a lot of trouble to put on and take off.

Because her divorced parents share joint custody of her, nine-year-old Amber suffers from lack of self-esteem and feels that she is a piece of jointly-owned property.

Upset with her parents for arguing on what she hoped would be a perfect day, Amber gets lost at a county fair when she tries to follow her best friend Justin and his family through the crowd.

Amber Brown and her parents go to the Poconos for two weeks with Amber's best friend, Justin, and his family.

Unlike her best friend Justin, Amber Brown loves to measure time and hopes to receive a watch on her seventh birthday.