High school is hard enough, but thirteen-year-old Cassie Stephens feels like she is fighting battles on every front. She is dealing with unpredictable asthma attacks and the intense pressure of running for freshman class president. If that is not enough, World War III breaks out in her house every single day, with her parents constantly shouting from breakfast until bedtime. To top it all off, her older, flawless sister never misses a chance to call Cassie a giraffe. When the stress becomes too much to handle, Cassie turns to her one reliable coping mechanism: eating red pistachio nuts. She is not entirely sure why, but cracking open those little shells always makes her feel a bit better. If she has medicine for her asthma, why shouldn't she have a prescription for her unhappiness? Follow Cassie as she navigates the chaotic, hilarious, and deeply relatable challenges of growing up, finding her voice, and discovering that she is much stronger than she ever realized.