In the summer of her sophomore year of high school Beth begins to feel that she has missed out on the activities and friendships that other teenagers her age have experienced. As an only child she has been raised by her mother and grandmother who are devoutly religious. Beth's only outlet is going to church activities. Her mother has tried to protect her from sinful outside forces because of her own heart break of having a child out of wedlock. Beth decides this summer will begin a new chapter in her life. She meets a young man and they fall in love and decide to get married. Her mother is not going to allow this to happen and thus the struggle begins. Beth starts a journey to live life with all its complexities which transforms her into a woman that in the end would make a mother proud.