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Gr 8 Up—Growing up in late 1990s Georgia, 17-year-olds Olivia and Dana have been inseparable best friends since childhood. Dana, with an incompetent mother, views Olivia's mom as a welcome surrogate. Ashamed of her ho-hum grades, Dana feels permanently stuck in their ordinary small town. Then, performance-trained Olivia's hope for pop stardom materializes when she heads to Orlando, FL, to audition for a new girl group—with Dana in tow for moral support. Surprisingly, pretty Dana is prompted to audition, too, despite her lack of preparation, and both...Log In or Sign Up to Read More