JJ's not average in any way. She's a redhead with a droll sense of humor and a big vocabulary. She can handle most of the craziness of pre-teen life, even being the tallest girl in her 6th grade class . . . if she just wasn't so afraid of the old lady with the raspy voice and spiky white hair at The Vineyard Street Nursing Home. See how important friendships formed not just with peers can be a strength to a young girl struggling to overcome her fears.