Everything is changing for ten-year-old Carmen Browne. Her dad's new job means she is in a new town, with new people, and a new school. As she enters fifth grade she's grateful for Riana, the one friend she made over the summer. But her eyesight becomes blurry, and Carmen's sense of what's important grows blurry too as she shuns Riana for a shot at popularity. Life at home gets fuzzy too when it's revealed that Carmen's older brother is adopted. It takes a school assignment about affirmative action and a timely visit from an old friend to help Carmen put life back into focus--to help her see the real deal.
