Poinsettia—nicknamed Amber—has always gone against the route of conformity. That includes, of course, her fellow classmate Alex who has run through more than half the girls in their high school. After she makes the fatal mistake of escorting her best friend to a party, however, she discovers that alcohol can skew even the best of judgments.
Two months later, and no word from Alex, she realizes she is pregnant. Amber’s hard journey begins. She must survive a trial of ridicule, pain, love, and hope, for in the world of a single teenage mother, nothing is ever easy.