As part of a class project on political revolutions, sixteen-year-old Adora Benet devises a plan to overthrow the popular clique at her school and establish a new social order.

It's a new year at Brooklyn Heights High School and everyone is in love. Adora, Liza and Eli - finally, truly, wildly, madly in love. That is, until the weather turns. The new English Literature teacher seems to be hitting on Adora's boyfriend. What's a girl to do? Well, finding comfort in Liza's hot older brother is a start - until Liza finds out, of course. Meanwhile Liza's own affair of the heart gets derailed by family pressure. And Eli suspects that her boyfriend's ego may be just a tad bigger than her affection can stand. What started off as a winter wonderland of love is turning into a winter catastrophe! Until an unexpected trip to someplace warm reminds Adora and her best friends of what is really, truly and wildly important...

You can take the girl out of Brooklyn—or can you? Waitressing at an exclusive tennis and squash club isn’t all it’s cracked up to be. Just ask Adora Benet. For as long as she can remember, summer has meant European vacations and sleepaway camp. But this summer is different. While her friends scatter the globe for adventures of their own, Dora finds herself stuck in Brooklyn, learning the true meaning of a dollar. Fortunately for this working girl, there are fringe benefits that come with the territory: cool older friends who really know how to party, for one thing. And an unexpected gig at a veterinarian’s office with a totally hot doctor. Soon Dora’s boring summer turns into her first taste of real life. But with all these new responsibilities and thrilling relationships, freedom can get a little scary sometimes…