Sixteen year old Carly Brown's film industry bigwig parents cast her, against her wishes, in their new film. She's completely unprepared for the fallout when she becomes an instant movie star and the press try to capture every aspect of her once quiet life in Beverly Hills, California. Follow faithful diarist Carly through high school as she learns not to cut herself, wins her first Oscar and wins the heart of her first love, Aaron Linkletter.