Everything is A-OK in the world of Ava Anne Appleton. She lives with her mum, dad and her dog Angus, at number 3A Australia Avenue. Life is perfectly orderly-just how she likes it. But then, the Appleton family heads off on a grand adventure for a whole year. Ava is horrified! But when Ava meets the wild and zippy Zander, she starts to wonder - maybe this adventurous life, and a little bit of disorder, mightn't be so bad after all!