Lahni in this story is a teenager struggling to find her place in middle school and her family. In addition to normal teenage issues, she must also deal with the fact she is adopted by a white family and she is black. She also attends all white girl prep school and the popular girls are either jealous of her, or mean to her. She has one friend who is there through it all. As she watches her parent's marriage fall apart and try to find her place in the world, she learns she is a great singer. Her mom takes her to church after the father leaves for another life and she joins the choirs. As she learns to sings, she accepts her life and who she is and along the way becomes a very confident teenager who will do well in life no matter the color of her skin or what her family life is like at home.