Three years ago, Blue Gadsby's twin sister Iris died. Ever since, her family has been falling apart, with her melodramatic older sister Flora going off the deep end, and her younger siblings Jasmine and Twig beginning to care more about their pet rats than their parents--and Blue doesn't blame them, since their parents sometimes spend weeks away from the family. When Zoran the caretaker is hired, and troublemaker Joss moves in next door, Blue sees her life taking a turn for the even stranger.