What's a young girl to do when her mom and her dad refuse to let her have her ears pierced? She can argue, she can beg, she can swear that -- if only they'll say yes -- she'll be nice to her little brother for one whole year. And whether or not she persuades them, she can find herself in this true and funny tale of a charmingly persistent girl determined to have what she wants and needs and loves: beautiful, glorious earrings for pierced ears.