Sixteen-year-old Dime, having difficulty adjusting to her parents' rules, moves in with her older brother and realizes that if she starts believing in herself others will too.
Maddy wants to keep the fact that she was attacked a secret, but finds this intention difficult when one of her perpetrators is placed in her English class and they must complete a group assignment together.
Dime's negative self-image and constant parental conflict result in the decision to live with her paraplegic brother where she develops a sense of responsibility and her own self-worth.
Meredith's determination to become a "cool" kid in tenth grade brings her unwanted attention from the school's "kingpin of the underworld," and Meredith must find a way to stand up for herself and survive high school with her dignity intact.
Sophie lived in constant fear of her father, who beat her up on a regular basis, until one day when the beating was so severe it sent her to the hospital.
Teenage Dime has trouble following her parents' rules after her older brother, Darren's, accident that left him a parapalegic, so their parents agree to let Dime move in with Darren.
