Julep oatoole feels grown up. sheas eleven, after all, and ready to be independent! Now she just has to convince her mom that sheas old enough to wear makeup, have a cell phone, choose her own clothes, and make decisions about everything else in her life. After all, her mom lets Julepas older sister, Harmony, do all these things. but just when Julep thinks her mom is finally starting to listen to her, a disastrous shopping trip stops everything. Now Julep and her mom are not even speaking! will Julep ever be understood and finally have the chance to be herself?