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Fig and Jack are twins in fifth grade. They usually attend camp in the summer, but they didn’t go this year because Fig has anxiety about many things that happen at camp, including campfires. Jack doesn’t share her fears, but the twins don’t like being apart, so he stays home with his sister. Their friends think they are rich because their mother is famous, but they’re not rich enough to own horses. The narrator compares the event that caused their lives to explode to the Big Bang.

India Allwood is an awkward teenager in middle school, and people often poke fun at her unique name. When her mother takes her to a performance of Guys and Dolls, the performance changes her life, and she declares that day, “That’s the only thing I want to do” (3), meaning to be onstage. India’s mother, Sarah, says she should thank her for giving her a memorable stage name. India could have never predicted how right her mother was.

Surprisingly, while reading the newspaper, Fig discovers a negative review from the Adoptee Healing and Mediation (AHAM) organization for her mother’s latest movie, Flower Child. In the film, the