The story revolves around a new high school student, Jo, who agrees to befriend an outcast, Abby, at the urging of Abby's wealthy mother in exchange for paying all of Jo's costs for the college of her dreams. Jo and Abby team up to take on the school's "mean girls," the Plastics aka Mandi, Hope, and Chastity. While Mandi's older brother Tyler falls in love with Jo. The story becomes a high stakes battle of loyalty that ultimately comes to a head when one of the girls finds out that her friendship has been bought and paid for.