Riley simply does not enjoy fifth grade. Except for Riley, everyone else is squadding up. Her closest pal relocated. Her grades reflect the fact that drawing is all she wants to do. She enjoys her favourite comic, Joy Powers, among other things. Riley has her best gags memorised and enjoys watching her old shows. Riley naturally chooses Joy Powers when the class is asked to write letters to persons they admire. When Riley's classmate Cate agrees to assist her with the letter and a new student named Aaron appears to understand Riley's peculiar sense of humour, things begin to look good. But things start to make sense for Riley when cruel girl Whitney starts a story about her. She was curious about Aaron?s two dads and her celebrity crush on Joy Powers suddenly make more sense. Readers will respond to Riley?s journey of self-discovery and will recognize themselves in this character who is less than perfect but trying her best. And creative kids will recognize themselves in her love of art and drawing. While often funny and light, Riley?s exploration of what it feels to be an outsider and how hard it can be to make a friend break your heart in the best way. And with all of Riley?s hijinks and missteps, this story is laugh-out-loud funny from start to finish.