Mary Elizabeth, a.k.a. Lola, is accustomed to playing the starring role in the fascinating production that is her life. Her pottery-making single mom and bratty twin sisters are merely bit players in Lola's dramatic existence. But all this changes when she is forced to move from her beloved Manhattan to the boring suburbs of New Jersey. According to Lola, 'living in the suburbs is like being dead, only with cable TV and pizza delivery.' The worst part is that someone has already snagged the coveted Drama Queen of Suburbia title--and that someone is Carla Santini. Carla, who is 'sophisticated, beautiful, and radiates confidence the way a towering inferno radiates heat,' isn't about to let anyone take away her hard-earned crown. Undaunted, Lola tries out for and wins the lead in the school...