A normal, weird, extremely-social girl that likes internet trends, talking, and hanging out with friends. She gets picked on and she picks on others! What isn't there to feel good about? She's basically a mediocre, 7-th Grader girl, and NO inspiration to her school, PS 21. But one day, she comes up with the most easiest, trendiest (if that word even exists), and most meaningful trend that everyone will use! Her friends, Emily (Emi) and Rebecca (Rebel), love it, but aren't sure if the trend would spread. They keep the trend a secret, and live on their lives. Once people get suspicious about their body language and detectable secret-hiding instincts, they get nearly busted. But one person joins their school, a boy, that's in 7th Grade and loves to be social. Penelope does something that she has never ever done during her entire school years at PS 21, fall in love...
Aurora Worthington's life was a picture-perfect script, written by people who cared more about appearances than authenticity. In Encino Hills, she was the queen of the high school elite-the untouchable blonde with an icy smile and a wardrobe that could grace a runway. To everyone else, she had it all. But beneath the surface, Aurora was drowning in a sea of her own insecurities, believing that love was something reserved for people who deserved it. People unlike her.
Her world was black and white-cold and lifeless-until a lanky boy from Reseda stepped into her life.
Miguel Diaz was the kind of person she had been taught to ignore. He was earnest, kind, and completely different from anyone she'd ever known. He wasn't wrapped in the privilege of Encino; he was wrapped in hope, determination, and an unshakable belief in second chances.
It was love at first sight-well, at least for Miguel. Aurora tried her best to ignore the way his big brown eyes followed her everywhere she went or how he took every opportunity to talk to her. But the more she pushed him away, the more she felt her carefully guarded walls start to crack.
For the first time in her life, Aurora wondered if someone could see past the mask she wore-and if she was brave enough to let them.