Can pancakes make separation and change better? Sometimes they can, if it includes opening your own restaurant. In the wake of her parent's separation, Bindi's mom decides to open a restaurant with her sister, and so a host of new people and experiences help Bindi to learn one of life's greatest lessons, forgiveness. Illustrated and told in verse, this novel is told through the eleven year old voice of Bindi as she grapples with "tough times."