High school sophomore Kara Hendricks grows closer to God when Jordan, her best friend since kindergarten, dumps her for the "cool" crowd.

Mac McGerp, winner of the Best Burper first prize at the Tri-county Fair, and his good friend, Lido, try to figure out how to deal with the new repressive school principal.

Feeling left out since her long-time best friend started a serious relationship, sixteen-year-old Emily is looking forward to a summer program at the Philadelphia College of Art, but is not sure she is up to the challenges there, including finding herself and learning to balance life and art.