WhenGretchen makes her obsessions with Ricky Marachino (the worst kid in class)known to the school by beating up his girlfriend, she joins a group ofmisfits and delinquents at an emotional growth boarding school. Gretchenescapes with Nick, looking for a romantic adventure, but finds those dreamsdashed at a lame rave, Crystal Shortcake. Her misadventure continues, asGretchen struggles to find out who she is and the father she never knew.The experience is mortifying. And returning to the high school for promwill result in the showdown of Gretchen's life.