When her drug-addicted mother is sent to jail, 16-year-old Chloe is forced to live with her estranged family in a small country town.

Life for16-year-old Chloe so far has been anything but a bed of roses. Growing up fatherless, Chloe's mother, Betty Jo, has tried to provide for her but struggles with addiction. Chloe hangs with the wrong crowd and struggles with her own destructive behavior. When Betty Jo is sent to jail, Chloe is forced to live with her uncle Earl, a small-town sheriff, and her aunt Tammy, both of whom she's never met. Chloe gets bullied by the girls at her new school for the way she dresses. Tammy sees a lot of herself in Chloe and helps her change her style. Chloe befriends a boy named Jasper, who has been raising his cow, Maisie, in hopes of taking first prize at the county fair. Just as Chloe seems to adjust to her new life, her mother is released from jail early. Jasper and her newfound family must help Chloe deal with a shattered dream.—R Scott Leisk