When 13-year-old Tab Baird starts at a new school, she's determined to be the coolest, most popular girl there - whatever it takes. She adjusts her school skirt so it's just the right length. She has enough attitude to make it into the in-crowd. But it's not always easy being cool.

Tabitha Baird and her friends reckon they're the coolest, most popular girls in their year. But they have a rival in new girl, Bea. She's a seriously scary Goth who quickly attracts a following - and she doesn't like Tab at all But that's only the start of Tab's problems and to everything, Mum's got a new boyfriend. He might be OK though - if Tab could only see beyond his huge, thick beard ...