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Lacey is the exuberant puppy of Wenling, who lives on a farm with her mother and father, ZZ. ZZ has worked on the farm since before Wenling was born, but the owner feels that things are not going well and is planning on cutting down the trees in the orchard. There won't be enough money to keep ZZ on, so the family might have to move. Wenling is distraught; she loves being outside and growing things, and the owner's sons, Grant and Burke, are her best friends. Burke is in a wheelchair for unspecified reasons (the story is delivered by Lacey, so everything is from her viewpoint), but doesn't let it slow him down too much. When Lacey runs off and is hit by a car, ZZ wants to put the dog down, but Wenling's mother prevails, since the dog is doing well except for the fact that her back legs are paralyzed. ZZ crafts a cart for Lacey, which makes her happy, but also requires a lot of practice and training to use properly. Grant and Burke's dog, Cooper, has been trained to help Burke with some things, and is instrumental in helping Lacey learn to take turns in her cart more slowly. Lacey is able to go all over the farm with Wenling, which sometimes gets them into trouble; the children are caught out in a big snow storm and survive by taking shelter in a unused glass greenhouse on the property. To try to earn money, Wenling tries growing different things and sells seedlings to neighbors, but when she falls from a tree and breaks her leg, she has to get creative in making her rounds. Of course, Lacey comes to the rescue! Will the children's efforst be enough to save the farm?