It takes all Joanie Hammond's courage to ask Kyle Carpenter to the Homecoming Dance, but once she does, she finds the popularity she's always craved. Overnight Joanie steps out of glamorous Brooke Stevenson's shadow to find herself centre stage in her senior year. But her new popularity costs Joanie her friendship with Brooke. Joanie never suspected that Brooke could be jealous of her, yet now these best friends are caught in a fierce competition - with Kyle as the prize. Can Kyle teach Joanie that popularity means nothing if you haven't got a true friend?