Seventh-grader Erin Swift has a talent for computers, a love of Snickers, and big feet that are great for soccer and useless for dancing. She has a lot on her mind: a new school where she and her best friend, Jilly, are separated for the first time into different units; a crush on the Cute Boy in her homeroom; the task of leading the school intranet project; and a role as a corncob in the school play. Then real disaster strikes, and Erin sets off on a surprising journey to self-discovery-and the many meanings of cherry-flavored Tootsie Pops.