Amanda Walsh, a hopeful artist with very low self-esteem, goes by Zero. She expects her summer to be simple and spent having fun with her best friend. But it goes a little something like this: Zero and her best friend get in a fight and decide not to be friends anymore, Zero gets into her dream college, and she falls in love. When scholarship money falls through, Zero is devastated; she can’t afford the prestigious college. On top of it all, Zero’s parents are always fighting. Then she meets Mike at a club. He’s in a punk band, and Zero begins making the bands fliers and posters. Will Mike be enough to make her feel better about herself, or will he make things worse?