Sixth grader Julie dislikes the sacrifices she has to make to ease her family's serious financial problems, which may cause them to lose their farm, but her faith in God helps her through the situation.
When her grandmother comes to stay for a month and volunteers at her school library, twelve-year-old Julie has to deal with sharing her room and being embarrassed by her grandmother's somewhat flamboyant presence at school.
Sixth-grader Julie has problems hiding the fact that she has been wearing make-up against her parents' wishes and trying to stay on the relay team at school with teammates who don't want her.