Marcy Hankin’s world has been turned upside down ever since Spence Caldwell arrived in her hometown of Andonburg, Oklahoma. Why the state football champ would want to come to an out-of-the-way town like Andonburg for his senior year is anyone’s guess. Spence and his aunt and uncle have taken up residence in the old Kendallwood mansion and have plans to restore the place.

This means Marcy’s access to the vast wooded acreage of the Kendallwood estate is no longer her haven for insect collecting. Now she’ll be unable to finish her entomology project in time for the fair; her goal of winning Grand Champion is in jeopardy.

Losing her special getaway place is just the beginning. Soon she’s caught up in her twin sister, Cissy’s, scheme to claim Spence Caldwell as her own. Cissy’s plans include convincing Marcy to try out for cheerleader – something Marcy has neither the time nor the desire to do.

But then she learns that Spence Caldwell has a few secrets of his own. What actually brought Spence to Andonburg? And what could it have to do with Marcy and her love of bugs?