"Aisha Boyce is a shy, super-smart Bio nerd at Canyon Creek High in Lincoln, Nebraska. Her baseball-team-captain boyfriend, James, has been trying too hard to be the captain of Aisha herself lately, moving their relationship faster than Aisha wants to. Soon Aisha befriends new kid Ted, who seems to be the complete opposite of James. And when Aisha's single father loses his job, she must summon all of her strength to transcend the troubles that surround her."--Publisher.