This novel is told from the perspective of three high school girls, Anna, Mariah, and Emma. These girls, totally different in experience and personality, become friends and battle what becomes their deep, dark secret. Anna lives a life according to how her parents want her to live it. She never dares to make a decision that would go against their standards. She is an only child which means her parents have more than enough time to devote their attention to her. Although Anna doesn’t find this a problem, she finds it hard to fit in. Before high school, Emma was in the same situation. Living a lifestyle planned out by her parents wasn’t exactly what she’s had in mind. She’s beginning to test her limits, and even rebel a little. What was the cause of the sudden behavior change? Easy, her name is Mariah. Mariah is a “goddess” amongst her fellow classmates. She can get any boy, pull off any look, and is insanely popular. She frightens the upperclassman girls, and wins the hearts of the upperclassman boys. She even has her own boyfriend that goes to a different school, and can drive. Oddly, these girls become best friends. That’s when the trouble begins. It starts off with one white lie and escalades into a series of bigger lies, until finally, the lie that changes their whole life around.