Paula Danziger

Upset with her parents for arguing on what she hoped would be a perfect day, Amber gets lost at a country 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.

Nine-year-old Amber Brown faces further complications because of her parents' divorce when her father plans to move back from Paris and she must decide which parent she will be with on Thanksgiving.

Entering fourth grade, Amber faces some changes in her life as her best friend moves away and her parents divorce.

The year she is in the third grade is a sad time for Amber because her best friend Justin is getting ready to move to a distant state.