This chapter book, set in 1985 tells the story of two sisters moving to Salt Lake City and about their adventures in their new house. Thirteen year old Sadie, her new best friend, Bella and little sister, Zuzu discover a journal in a secret room in the attic. The journal chronicles the life of Helen, a little girl going through the  flu epidemic of 1918. The girls start almost living through the journal it is so intriguing while going through their own hardships of Bella feeling unloved by her mother and Sadie and Zuzu being very frightened of their stepmom giving birth. This book has a lot going on, but it just all fits together so nicely that it makes a wonderful read. I just loved it. The reader gets a little romance, some historical fiction, and deep family issues.