Set in the mid-1950s, a new girl joins the third grade class. Lori dresses differently from the other girls and plays with the boys at recess. Everyone in class is thinking that she is not like the other girls at all. However, popular Marsha seeks her out to ask her where she got the beautiful cowboy jacket. They immediately bond with each other, making a cross-your-heart-hope-to-die promise to walk home together every day. The next school day, Marsha confronts her group of friends for calling her new friend Loony Lori. This action has the girls now turning on Marsha and she must take a stand...