We All Have Our Problems

ELISE- Elise is constantly worried and on edge. She never is quiet sure of anything, she even worries about the permanence of her friends. When her best friend Lauren's older sister, Kayla, suddenly discovers Elise as a person and not just Lauren's friend, Lauren doesn't like it at all. Maybe Elise is right to worry about her friendships?

LAUREN- Lauren has always been self-conscious of her artwork, especially with her older sister Kayla constantly winning awards and contributing to art shows. Then, Kayla seems to take over Lauren's best friend, Elise. Now she may lose her best friend as well as being in her sister's shadow.

KAYLA- Kayla is constantly trying to be unique, she doesn't want to stand in. At the same time, she's trying to impress the heartless ruffians she calls her friends. It seems, Kayla is constantly upsetting people to do so. Of course, one of the worst thing she could do is mess with her younger sister's timid best friend, Elise, which is just what she does. How can she get out of this mess? This time, maybe she's really throw away everything.

SOPHIE- Sophie's Dad has lost his job. Sophie knows she should tell her friends, but she can't bring herself to. It begins to seem very likely her family will have to move very far away.

ASHLEY-Ashley's parents are controlling and Ashley only wants to please them. They want her to win the Big 10K, they want her to get all A+s and charm the son of Ashley's father's wealthy possible business partner. Will she ever gain the strength to tell her parents no and lead her own life?

MARGARET- Margaret is lonely, to put it simply. She wishes she could have good friends like Ashley, the girl she's tutoring this summer or for everyone to want to be friends with her like Kayla, one of the most popular girl's in her grade. Nobody wants to be friends with Margaret, nobody seems to like her presence even, or do they?