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Raymie Clarke has come to realize that everything, absolutely everything, depends on her. And she has a plan. If Raymie can win the Little Miss Central Florida Tire competition, then her father, who left town two days ago with a dental hygienist, will see Raymie's picture in the paper and (maybe) come home. To win, not only does Raymie have to do good deeds and learn how to twirl a baton; she also has to contend with the wispy, frequently fainting Louisiana Elefante, who has a show-business background, and the fiery, stubborn Beverly Tapinski, who’s determined to sabotage the contest. But as the competition approaches, loneliness, loss, and unanswerable questions draw the three girls into an unlikely friendship — and challenge each of them to come to the rescue in unexpected ways.

重要的并不是抛下我们的人，而是向我们伸出援手的人。

当12岁的路易斯安娜在深夜被奶奶叫醒，然后被告知她们必须立即出发时，她并没有太担心，毕竟奶奶经常会冒出一些稀奇古怪的想法。但是这一次，奶奶决定永远不再回去。

路易斯安娜不愿与好的朋友瑞米和贝弗莉分开，她一路上都在努力抗争，试图寻找回家的路。但是，随着一个又一个的意外与打击接踵而来，路易斯安娜终于从奶奶留下的信中知道了自己身世的秘密。她这才明白，这次的离开，或许真的是永远的离开……