Janell Henderson, Robyn Lee and Phoebe Lopez have been best friends since elementary school. They vow that nothing will come between their friendship, and nothing has—until Phoebe and Robyn develop a crush on the same boy, Valdez Green.Janell can care less about boys. She is angry because her mother, Janet, seems to be man-crazy. Without telling Janell, Janet has moved a man into their home. Janell instantly dislikes Derrick, but her mother doesn't care. She feels as though her privacy has been threatened, but there's nothing she can do about it.Between her best friends fighting, her home problems, and her increasing fears, she doesn't know who to turn to. She hides her emotions behind a mask of anger. Now even her teachers think that Janell has an attitude. When the truth of what's really going on is revealed, Janell will need the support of her mother and her best friends more than ever.