Willa does fall in love, but it isnt at all the way she dreamed it would be. And just what is extraordinary? Willa and twin brother Nickys mother is going to have a baby-how ordinary. Their friend Horaces mother has left toseek her fortune.That, Willa thinks, is extraordinary. Willa is on the verge of learning something important. And by the end of the long summer, Willa, Nicky, and Horace each do something extraordinary and unforgettable.