CONTENTS

1. Dedication
3. Theory #1
   1. One: Families Are Cute and Gross
   2. Two: Families Are Temporary
   3. Three: Families Keep Secrets
4. Theory #847
   1. Four: Families Have Normal Days
   2. Five: Families Have the Same Name
5. Theory #300
   1. Six: Families Have Serious Talks
6. Theory #3
   1. Seven: Families Work Hard
   2. Eight: Families Are People Who Live Together
   3. Nine: Families Have Records
   4. Ten: Families Stay on the Same Team
7. Theory #7
   1. Eleven: Families Divide Love into Fractions
   2. Twelve: Families Do Not Include Fourth-Grade Teachers
   3. Thirteen: Families Have Stories
8. Theory #31
   1. Fourteen: Families Have Meetings
   2. Fifteen: Families Adjust (Forever)
9. Theory #1046
   1. Sixteen: Families Take Vacations
   2. Seventeen: Families Have Histories
10. Theory #742
    1. Eighteen: Families Have Ups and Downs
    2. Nineteen: Families Pretend
11. Theory #8
    1. Twenty: Families Get Separated
    2. Twenty-One: Families Do Not Always Live Together
    3. Twenty-Two: Families Are Full of Surprises
    4. Twenty-Three: Families Teach the Most Important Lessons
    5. Twenty-Four: Families Get Angry
12. Theory #0
13. Acknowledgments
14. About the Author
15. Books by Caela Carter
16. Credits
17. Copyright
18. About the Publisher