Jesse wears fishing boots every day. She cuts her hair short and rough with a Swiss Army knife. She spends her time writing manifestos for her National Organization to Liberate All Weirdos and then papering the high school with them. Emily is one of the popular girls and vice president of the student council. She wears her hair in a ponytail, likes sweaters with buttons, and has a boyfriend. So what in the world could Jesse and Emily have in common? Just that they like to make out in the bathroom of the library once a week. Jesse yearns to have a more open relationship with Emily, but Emily is very comfortable in the closet and in denial. When Jesse gets in trouble at school, she meets Esther, a girl who is also a weirdo and has a lot in common with Jesse. The two of them start working against a corporation trying to come into their community and school. Unfortunately, Emily is helping that corporation sponsor the school dance. Both girls have to decide what is most important to them: principles or love.

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