Senior year is not shaping up to be the picture perfect movie EmKatsaros had imagined. Her super hot leading man is five thousand miles away. Her dad just got laid off. And Em can kiss her first-pick university goodbye if she doesn't snag a scholarship. To turn thisShakespearean tragedy into theAcademy Award-winning dream Em has written for herself, she entersa speech competition and manages tocincha spot in the US Youth Change Councilnational round. She gets to spend a week in Boston and her prayers might be answered if she can kick butt and win one of the national scholarships. Everything seems to be going by the script until she finds out Kris Lambertâseniorclass president, stuck-up jerk, and her nemesisâis going, too. Cue the dramatic music. In Boston, Kris is different. Nice. Cute, even. But she knows his game way too wellâbe nice to your opponents and then throw them under the bus on your way to victory. Instead of becoming his next victim, Em decides to turn the tables by putting her acting and flirting skills to work. Unfortunately, as they get close to the final competition and judging, reality and acting start to blur. Can Em use the drama from the stage to get the future she's been dreaming of?