Carter is a 17 year old from Norway. She lives with her Grandma. Her mom died a couple years ago of cancer. It hit her hard but she wasn't very close with her mom anyways. She loved living with her grandma they would talk about stupid things. She home schooled so she didn't know what it was like to be in school. What happens when her grandma gets sick? Where will she live if herg grandma doesn't make it through the sickness? Your just gonna have to read 'The New Girl' to find out.