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The year between turning eleven and turning twelve brings many changes for Winnie and her friends.

Fifth-graders Katie-Rose, Violet, Milla, and Yasaman seem to have little in common except their flower-related names, but they nurture their new friendship through a social-networking site and a campaign to have healthier snacks served at school.

Milla wonders if it is time to hold hands with her crush, Katie-Rose worries that no boy will ever be interested in her, and Violet is concerned about the return of her mother from a psychiatric hospital; meanwhile, Yasaman creates a plan that will distract the Flower Power girls from their worries and spark a romance between two teachers.

Fifth-grade best friends Katie-Rose, Milla, Yasaman, and Violet are determined to save a new student from Modessa's evil influence, but Katie-Rose is busy not flirting with Preston and all four are distracted by trying to organize Yasamin's sister's birthday party.

Told in alternating voices, Jesse, Vicks, and Mel, hoping to leave all their worries and woes behind, escape their small town by taking a road trip to Miami.

Through "instant messages," chronicles the struggles best friends Maddie, Angela, and Zoe face during their freshman year in college, each of them in a different state, two wondering if their romantic relationships will last, and one determining that roller derby is the key to keeping the trio close.