Nadine Martin is one of the most popular girls at school. Adele Wilson is the most misunderstood girl at school. But, when Mr. Trudeaux recruits Adele into his Sociology class for a project and pairs Nadine with her; they quickly bond and become best friends.

Shortly after that, Nadine discovers that her leukemia has returned; and, she isn’t going to survive. Nadine decides to accomplish two things before she dies. First, to help boost Adele’s self-esteem. Second, to get people to accept Adele for the truly wonderful person that she really is.

At first, Nadine doesn’t tell Adele about her leukemia so she doesn’t worry or get upset. But eventually, Adele discovers that Nadine is going to die.

As this ordeal goes on, their friendship grows stronger; and, Nadine finds out that even though she didn’t see it before, Adele was always her friend. Also, after spending more time around Adele and seeing what a good friend she is to Nadine; other students start to realize how special Adele is, and end up becoming friends with her too. As for Adele; she becomes more confident and outgoing.