Charlie Cunningham begs her mother, Amber, to allow her switch over from her small independent school to a public secondary school, intending to prove to her (as well as to herself) that she's changed considering that being tossed out of institution last year. Growing up without any luxuries, Amber burns the midnight oil as a doctor in order to provide Charlie the finer points in life. It's additionally her means of offseting her divorce two years ago, and also she frets that Charlie condemns herself for the splitting up. Brownish-yellow is worried Charlie will certainly go back to her old methods, coming under the incorrect group and obtaining blended in alcohol and drugs, yet she reluctantly agrees. The new school starts well; Charlie gets excellent grades and also appreciation from her educators as well as signs up with the robotics group - up until she falls in with the incorrect group, begins abusing synthetic weed, as well as comes to be a shell of her former self.