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Two best friends embark on a project to study the behavior and taste of the popular girls at their elementary school so that by the time they get to middle school they too will be in the right crowd and record their findings in the form of a scrapbook.

Twelve-year-old best friends Julie and Lydia are reunited after six months apart, but the news that their friend Sukie's mother has died after a long illness causes them to reevaluate their goals and focus on being supportive of the friends they already have.

Junior high girls Julie and Lydia are excited to go on a road trip with Papa Dad and Daddy, and although they begin the trip by observing people and traditions in each new place they visit, their attention begins to shift to sensitive family issues.

Best friends Lydia and Julie, armed with the notebook in which they recorded lessons about the behavior and taste of popular girls at their elementary school, feel as ready as they will ever be to start middle school, but they face a crisis when Lydia's mom moves her family to London for six months, leaving the girls to face the challenges of middle school alone.

When Julie and Roland become an official couple, Lydia and Julie try to find romantic guidance, while Lydia's mother announced her plans to marry Lydia's soccer coach, Eric.

Lydia and Julie's comparative peace is shattered when Hamlin Junior High plays host to new students whose school has burned down, a situation that culminates in a heated rivalry and a dance battle.