Lyla is an overlooked second child with a big sister who seems perfect -- smart, beautiful, favored by her parents, and socially adept. In contrast, Lyla has one best friend from whom she's been separated, thanks to zoning laws. She now goes to Whitfield while her best friend Rania attends Dickinson, another middle school in the area. But now Rania is making new friends on her track team, two of whom Gracie and Maeve have a history of bullying other kids like Journey, a quirky girl who befriends Lyla at Whitfield. Although Lyla loves to write, she struggles with anxiety and writer's block because she wants to impress her writing teacher and win a contest. With all the pressure, despite having a brilliant fantasy story idea, Lyla is stuck with writers' block. As she navigates admitting to the problem, writing for the joy of writing (not awards, or impressing people), she also begins to build a new friend network, including Journey, Noah, and Stella (a classmate she didn't like at first).
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