When eight-and-a-half-year-old Mallory McDonald's parents tell her that
they are moving, she's mad--really mad! It's not fair! How can they make
her move away from Mary Ann, her best friend in the whole wide world?
Who will she paint her toenails with, tell secrets to, and make
scrapbooks with? When Mallory arrives at her new house on Wish Pond
Road, things are terrible. Her room is too small and the girl next door
is mean. But Joey lives next door, too. Even though he doesn't paint his
toes, he tells jokes, helps teach her cat to do tricks, and shows her
how to skateboard. Mallory's having so much fun she forgets the pact she
made with Mary Ann never to make friends with a boy next door. But, when
Mary Ann comes to visit, what will Mallory do? Will she have to choose
between her best friend and her new friend?