What do you do when your homely daughter goes to a new school and suddenly turns into a glamour puss? Do you rejoice in her new-found popularity or do you suspect that her flighty best friend is leading her dangerously astray? That's the dilemma facing divorced mother Lynda Carter in this well-made TV movie that should be of interest to anyone bringing up susceptible teenagers. Katie Wright and Marley Shelton are particularly strong as the girls obsessed with fitting in, but, as so often with TV movies, director James Contner goes for big emotions when what is needed is a little restraint.

Teenager Lexi Archer moves to Chicago with her newly divorced mother and befriends a popular girl at her new school, Jennifer. After Lexi's volleyball coach suggests that she lose weight, Jennifer reveals she is bulimic and the two girls decide to help each other, leading to disastrous consequences.