Alexander has just received some really bad news. His dad has taken a job in a city a thousand miles away, which means he and his family are going to have to move to a whole new city. And even though his mom says, "Wait, you'll like it," Alexander already knows he'll hate it. He can't bear to leave the people and places he loves, so he decides he won't move. First he tries to live with three different neighbors. Then he tries to build a tent so he can live by himself. Next, he decides he'll hide so his parents will never find him, but that doesn't work out either. With a little help from his mom and dad and even his bossy older brothers, he discovers that home is "where your family is, where you're with the people who love you best of all."