Dallas and Florida are known as the "Trouble Twins" in the orphanage run by Mr. And Mrs. Trepid because the adults looking to adopt the twins soon say they are nothing but trouble. By the time they are twelve, the twins never believe they will find a home.

Then Tiller and Sairy, an older couple whose children are grown, ask Dallas and Florida to move with them to Ruby Holler. Will Dallas and Florida find the family they've been looking for or will they still be known as "trouble." Find out in Ruby Holler by Sharon Creech.