Alex Hale has never been a 'girly-girl' and up until a few moments ago she never really cared. Being a girl always seemed too hard; the hair, the clothes, and don't even get her started on the shoes. So when she finds out one of her closest friends and long-term crush, Matt Beckett starts dating the prettiest girl in school, Hannah Winters, being a tomboy doesn't seem to fancy her taste anymore. Fighting for something is the one thing Alex has never had trouble doing, and up until now, this 'something' has never been a 'someone.' Seeking out Leo Chey - the only other person in the world she trusts more then Matt - and his older sister Liv, she will do whatever it takes to learn the one thing she has never bothered to before - How To Be A Girl.