Wisecracking, Gilly is well-known at the nurture system. Unmanageable, she it has outwitted them all and has remained with families than she can remember. Afterall, how do she settle down when the glamourous and beautiful Courtney, her real mother, may be out there waiting for her? When Gilly is sent to live the strangest family, with the Trotters she isn't planning to stay. But cheerful, affectionate Maime Trotter isn't giving up on Gilly just yet...