Jessica Darling ÔÇô a smart, witty, opinionated girl heading into 7th grade ÔÇô was never too concerned about where she’d fit in the middle school hierarchy. But before her first day of school, her older sister ÔÇö the super popular Bethany, now in collegeÔÇödecides to help out by giving her the ÔÇ£It ListÔÇØÔÇöa cheat sheet on how to navigate the middle school maze and rise to the top of the popularity chain. The instructions appear simple enough to follow, but, like life, nothing is as easy as it seems.