Alice is starting high school, and everything is new. But itтАЩs the new girl, Penny, whoтАЩs making ninth grade a real challenge for Alice. Penny is tiny and perky and a real flirt, and she seems to be focusing her attention on Patrick. Even worse, Patrick seems to be enjoying it.
Alice and Patrick have been a couple so long, Alice canтАЩt imagine life without him. Suddenly she feels lost and unattractive and scaredтАФnot quite whole. How can Alice get back her confidence in herself, when sheтАЩs not even sure who she is?