A semi autobiographical story of a torturous school year. Colleen is being bullied by her classmates and some of the neighborhood kids. She keeps trying to figure out WHY they are all against her. They used to be her friends. The only thing that has changed is Dawn, a new girl who moved into the school and next door to Colleen. She is manipulating the students. She has targeted Colleen and now Colleen is friendless. Colleen is physically and mentally abused by her peers. Dawn's control is relentless. She even controls what happens in the classroom as well as in the neighborhood with the group of kids that Colleen used to call her "friends". She cannot escape the cruel comments, fictional stories about her and physical harm whether at home or in school. How will she survive? Will she stand up to Dawn? Will she lose all her friends forever?