Have you ever cuddled a koala or bottle-fed a baby kangaroo? For Kira Bailey, that's her new normal, and life doesn't get much better. At a wildlife sanctuary in Australia, Kira helps her aunt Mamie, a veterinarian, care for the animals. When Kira falls in love with an orphaned koala joey named Bean, her joy is complete -- until a health emergency pulls Aunt Mamie away. Suddenly, Kira can't seem to do anything right.
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