Lori Weber

There are some things a teen can take for granted, or so Penny thinks. Beautiful girls get all the breaks. An eccentric old woman is going to be the target of every kid in the 'hood. But what if things are not all they seem?

There are some things a teen can take for granted, or so Penny thinks. Beautiful girls get all the breaks. An eccentric old woman is going to be the target of every kid in the 'hood. But what if things are not all they seem?

To an outsider, it might seem like an uneventful summer, but to Jacquie it's a whole new world. Her father has a new girlfriend -- a young tattoo-artist named Sylvie. Her mother seems more interested in Theresa, the sick girl living across the street, than she is in her own daughter.

To an outsider, it might seem like an uneventful summer, but to Jackie it's a whole new world. Her father has a new girlfriend -- a young tattoo-artist named Nicole. Her mother seems more interested in Theresa, the sick girl living across the street, than she is in her own daughter.

After her mother suddenly leaves her family for good, Sandra is left behind with her alcoholic father -- and a lot of anger.

After her mother suddenly leaves her family for good, Sandra is left behind with her alcoholic father -- and a lot of anger.

Kat dreads her sister's returning home. Kat starts to shoplift and as her sister's return approaches, the shoplifting escalates into a full-blown addiction.

Kat dreads her sister's returning home. Kat starts to shoplift and as her sister's return approaches, the shoplifting escalates into a full-blown addiction.