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What s the best day of the year? A birthday, of course! Stella Batts is turning nine, and she has big plans. Her family will be going to Pennsylvania to celebrate. That s where Stella s best friend Willa moved to, and Stella hasn t seen Willa for months. It s hard not to see your best friend for that long, so this is an important trip. But before Stella can get on the plane–DISASTER STRIKES! Now instead of a birthday weekend sleepover with Willa in Pennsylvania, Stella is stuck in a hospital room in her hometown of Somers, California, with a broken leg, doctors, nurses, and a roommate who is a stranger. What s the worst day of the year? You guessed it. Stella s birthday.