Laurie thinks she's the luckiest girl in the world the night she's crowned Homecoming Queen and her boyfriend, Bob, is crowned king. They have everything going for them.

Then Alison moves to town, and Bob and Laurie drift apart. She feels lost and empty, so she joins the school chorus, takes up jogging, and makes new friends.

Then Laurie meets Greg and falls in love with him, but she doesn't know what she's more afraid of - that he'll never notice her, or that she'll get hurt again... [text from book jacket]