Rosa is thirteen. She is sensitive, creative and has a sense of humor. But she is also good at worrying, dissatisfied with her appearance, insecure and shy. Rosa's mother wants to live together with her new boyfriend, so they move to Groningen, where Alexander lives. Rosa hates that. She must leave everything she knows and what is familiar to her behind. including her best friend Esther. She has to go to a new school where she doesn't know anyone, and live in the house of Monkeyass! Basically, she needs a lot of things she doesn't want. How will she survive this?

After relocating to France, a family must protect its humble business from a bullying competitor. When the parents of teenagers Isa and Kars buy Timboektoe, a campsite in France, the whole family is forced to relocate. The kids find it hard to adjust, as their mother and father spend every hour under the sun working, and very soon Isa meets up with Jules and his friends, all of whom seem to have their own problems. But when they discover that a five-star campsite will open up nearby, and that its owner has declared war on the humble Timboektoe, the family unite to protect their venture.