When the last bell rings for dismissal, Jolene Poetic is really glad seventh grade is finally over. All year long she's endured being bullied by Billy Marsden and her teacher. The summer ahead looks lonely. It's hard enough to make friends when you live on the poor side of town, but when your aunt is "mentally ill" and it gets around...Billy made certain of that and of Jolene being alienated from forming friendships. Jolene doesn't understand what Billy has against her, but she's getting really tired of taking it. When Jolene gets home from school, Aunt Agatha congratulates her on graduating. What Jolene doesn't know is that she didn't mean for passing seventh grade. The Poetic family has some intriguing secrets and apparently, they are tied to the ancient painting that hangs on the wall in their house. Jolene is about to meet The People That Fall Out Of Pictures. Her life and how she sees things will never be the same again.