M.J. Stark, a successful but lonely woman who relocates to California in the aftermath of a betrayal, receives an invitation from an older neighbor to join a secret erotic book club.

As the girls face some tough decisions and some life-changing events, the Pretty Committee may come to an end.

"Five high school freshmen--the Phoenix Five--reveal their friendships, crushes, school and family dramas, and big secrets, as told in their unique voices through journal entries."--

After surviving their first friendship hurdle, Fonda, Drew, and Ruthie are stronger than ever and ready to face all the hard seventh-grade stuff together. Or so they think... Fonda has a cool idea for the annual class trip. But Henry and Ava have ideas of their own. Will Fonda's first chance to make a name for herself end before it even begins? Drew still like-likes Will, but when he sides with Henry, will Drew's loyalty to Fonda mean crushing her...