A novel about a boy who feels clumsy, when he meets an old man who helps him increase his self-esteem.

Fourth grader Josh suffers from being the class "klutz," befriends an elderly gentleman in a home for the aged, becomes a hero, and finally makes a friend and wins his class's acceptance.

At school, Joshua is called "klutz." He drops things. He trips. And worst of all, he's always the last one picked for any team. Nothing helps until Joshua meets, Mr. Romanoff, "the Czar." The old man teaches Joshua how to pull off the winning side of a wishbone.

From award-winning author Barbara O'Connor comes a middle-grade novel about a girl who, with the help of the dog of her dreams, discovers the true meaning of family.