Grace has not seen her older half brother, Fred, for a year-since she and her mother moved to the United States and he stayed in Australia with his father. In a letter, Grace tells Fred about her new home, remembering the good times they shared as well as the occasions when she got him into trouble. Now Grace has her own baby sister, so she understands about being the older child, and she looks forward to Fred's visit, when they can be the "big kids" together. Susanna Rodell and Kim Gamblehave captured the confusion and pain caused by a complex family situation, while showing how family members can create new lives without relinquishing their earlier ties to one another.