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Ella and Z have been friends forever, but Z has always been "the weird kid" in their class. This was okay back in third or fourth grade, but by now their other friends have ditched both Z and Ella. He doesn't care, but Ella longs to be part of a group where people won't make fun of her.
When a new boy, Bailey, moves to town, he befriends Ella because they are the only two black kids in class. Bailey is popular - popular enough to make Ella cool and give her a wider circle of friends, but only if she stops hanging out with Z. Ella is faced with a difficult decision: remain loyal to the boy who has been her best and only friend for years...or embrace the opportunity to be one of the popular kids - what she has always longed to be.
Ella's decision will affect not just her, but everyone around her. Can she make the right choice?