Veronica James is a 16 - a junior at Grant High School, located in Dallas, Texas. Her parents - being a lawyer and a doctor - are rarely home anymore. Veronica's older sister, Jessica, has to take care of Veronica and her younger sister, Alaska. Veronica is the captain of the varsity volleyball team, she writes, and she sings in the varsity choir, so her schedule is usually pretty busy. What happens when Californian bad boy, Dylan Anderson, moves in town 3 months into the school year? Will Veronica keep herself away from Dylan and keep on the safe road or will she risk her scholars and ride on the dangerous road?