When people imagine what life at sixteen is like, they usually think of proms, football games, and first dates. But the truth is, there's a lot more to it than that. Life at sixteen can actually get pretty complicated.JUST ASK COURTNEY... It's the first day of the new school year, and Courtney is sure it will be her best year ever. She's got great friends, cool clothes, and just about everything money can buy. She even made the cheerleading squad But all of Courtney's plans for the perfect year vanish when her father loses his job and her parents reveal that they are flat broke. Instead of buying her cheerleader's uniform, Courtney now must find a job, — any job, — to help her family get by. Courtney knows that money isn't everything. But how can her family survive without it?