Kate's goal is to be the most popular girl in high school.

Kate Merrick is already a member of the "in" crowd and one of four ninth-graders accepted into drama club. She's well on her way to achieving this dream. Only one obstacle stands in her way. Rose Coughlin. The girl no one wants around. The girl who shuffles; never looks anyone in the eye. The girl who wears stained, ill-fitting clothes. The girl who smells. When the unthinkable happens and Kate is paired up with Rose on a class project, her world falls apart. Abandoned by her friends, Kate is desperate for a way out of this dilemma, so no one is more surprised than she when a simple act of kindness changes her life forever.