Jenny blake has a theory about life: big decisions often don't amount to much, but little decisions sometimes transform everything. Her theory proves true the Summer She's 14, when she makes the decision to pick up a pen...Jenny blake has a theory about life: big decisions often don't amount to much, but little decisions sometimes transform everything. Her theory proves true the Summer She's 14, when she makes the decision to pick up a penny embedded in asphalt and consequently ends up stopping a robbery, getting a job, and meeting someone who changes her life forever-miss shaw.