Peaches thought that turning thirteen and becoming a teenager would mean she'd finally have it all figured out. She's got a new boyfriend, a year of middle school under her belt and is moving on about her parents' divorce. What she's not ready for is her Dad remarrying and moving out of state. How is she supposed to spend a magical summer with her first boyfriend if they're apart? And as if that's not enough, back at school Peaches is asked to tutor Joey McGregor in order to fulfill her volunteer hours for JHS. And not that she's obsessing about it or anything, but isn't there someone else who could do it? In a new year full of changes, Peaches learns that absence can make the heart grow stronger