Amelia Lucy Grey, known to most simply as Amy, is a so-called "freak". Her passion for music and her dedication to violin makes her different and thus, in the eyes of other kids, makes her an easy bullying- target. Now twelve, Amy barely deals with the bullying. Her only friend, Kayla, has cancer and is in the hospital. Add a few deaths to Amy's life and you can basically imagine everything turn into hell. Without anyone to turn to for comfort, Amy is depressed. Until she meets Peter...