James and his sister carla are complatly diffrent. carla at 10 is a "cry baby" but veey bubbly when happy..James on the other hand is a very diffrent story at 15. 5 years ago there pareants died in a car crash but they were living in a "dollhouse" as it was. carla remebers some, but only James knows the truth. after going into care james turnes to girls and drinking to get over the pain. When melanie martinez desided to foster can she help carla fond true hapiness, while discovering the truth about James's past and help him improve his own feature.