Twig is having a very tough time. Her friend Cara is teaching everyone how to call chickadees, but the birds only want to land on Turtle's hand, never Twig's. To make matters worse, she just missed out on being chosen for a school committee she really wanted to join. It feels like nothing is going right and everything is simply unfair. When her dad notices she needs a confidence boost, he tells her about a very strange experiment. Instead of letting rejection bring you down, what if you actually go out and look for it? What if you try to fail on purpose? Twig decides to give this upside-down idea a try. She heads into school and around her town actively trying to be turned down. As she faces her fears head-on, the things she discovers about her community, the environment, and her own perseverance might just surprise her. Join Twig as she learns that making mistakes and getting a no does not make you a failure, but instead opens up a bright world full of new possibilities.