Mel is a lost girl - alone save for the speech team and drama friends she has.Her home isn't any better - she spends most of her time shielding insults from her dad and raising her brothers and sister. She's just counting down the days until she turns 18.Then Mel meets Peter, a new kid with golden eyes and a magical, mysterious personality. When they meet, Mel learns new things about herself and her mother that change her life in ways she never could have imagined.