Abby Hayes is chosen to write an advice column for her fifth-grade newspaper, but her own life is out of control.

Abby's best friend Jessica is gone for several months, and nothing goes right.

Abby's family is going camping, and Abby is allowed to bring a friend. She decides to invite a new girl in town, but can any friendship survive a week in a campsite with the Hayeses?

Abby finds it difficult to keep up her friendships with Jessica, now calling herself Jessy, who returns to town with a new look and new tastes, and Hannah, who seems to be too busy to spend much time with her either. When Abby's best friend, Jessica, moved away, Abby was beside herself. But time has passed, and the gap Jessica's absence left in Abby's life has been filled by new friends, especially Hannah. Jessica's done a lot of changing, too. She...

Abby Hayes breaks her school's rules by having a bake sale.

Abby is ecstatic about her family's plans for a vacation in Paris. But when they get there, it's more of the same old thing: her siblings fighting non-stop, with nobody able to agree on so much as where to eat dinner. Abby feels a connection to the city, though after all, it's the home of many famous writers. So she decides to take matters into her own hands and go off on an adventure of her own.

"Abby knows a secret about her sister: Eva the star athlete has a boyfriend! That's the last thing Abby would ever want for herself. But when it turns out she has a secret admirer at school, Abby has to ask herself some questions. Who's been sending her all these cards and pictures? And is she really ready for love?"--Publisher.