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?

Nicole Summers and Kyle Carpenter have been close frinds since kindergarten, but their passionate kiss at Nicole's New Year's Eve party senior year transforms into real romance. Then the party ends in disaster, and as a result Nicole finds herself sentenced to community service at Sunnyside, a residence for troubled kids. It's the first imperfect moment in her perfect life, and she's determined to keep it secret - even though it means lying to her friends and avoiding Kyle.