Little Courtney Crumrin is having a rough time. Her family has moved into a new neighborhood, she hates her new school, and her new classmates are none to fond of her. At least they aren't until Courtney stumbles across a book in her Uncle Aloysius' library that may just have the answer to all her problems. But will a "glamour" really solve more trouble than it will cause? Courtney finds that popularity isn't everything it's cracked up to be.