Marissa Goodwell is a ten-year-old girl who thought nothing could be more perfect in her life. She has a loving mother, a father with a perfect job at the Wilmington Healthy and Nutritious Food Company, and a smart little brother. When her father receives an assignment to go to another country to find healthy and exotic foods, Marissa thought nothing could go wrong. But a surprising tragedy strikes, and the Goodwells need to find a way to get through it. Things keep getting worse and worse for this household. What will Marissa have to do to keep her family from breaking apart?