It's 1954 and Ellen Stewart is growing up in California, ready to start her life with the man she loves and become the housewife she's always dreamed of being. Things drastically change though when tragedy strikes and her best friend Kitty is the main victim. Now it's up to Ellen to find out what happened, why it happened, and who did it...

Seventeen year old Anna Henry is trying to figure out who she is and what kind of girl she's like. But with trials popping up everywhere: her big brother, Jason's, best friend paying more attention to Anna than usual; her best friend disappearing and not contacting Anna for months; confusing feelings for her arrogant and annoying math tutor, Bentley; and let's not forget about her new step-mom trying to become Anna's new best friend. Anna wonders if she'll ever get past this time in her life without going crazy in the process.