High school outsider Taylah Simpkins who is convinced that the upcoming Debutante Ball—“the Deb”—is her one shot at reinventing herself and finally becoming popular. But when her sharp-tongued cousin Maeve is shipped in from the city as punishment, she immediately dismisses the whole tradition as absurd and sets out to shake things up. As the two clash and then collide in their quest for attention, they’re forced to confront who they really are beneath the pressure to fit in. In the race for a date and the spotlight, Taylah and Maeve discover that self-acceptance might be the real prize.