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It started with an grade eight student Nikki Maxwell. Like most of the students, she isn't that rich. She studies in Westchester Country Day Middle School. Thatnks to her dad because without him she will not entered that school. Her dad does the school's bug extermination and got the scholarship for her. With her bff's company, Chloe and Zoey, she feels comfortable in school plus her ultimate crush, Brandon, was also there. Nikki's only problem is that MacKenzie Hollister who wanta to make her life miserable. According to Nikki calling her a "mean girl" is an understatement. She is a rattlesnake in pink plumping lip gloss and ankle boots. At the mall, while she was looking after her sister, Brianna, she was trapped in the Queasy Cheesy singing …show more content…
She didn't tell her dad that the school needs his service and purposely fail to deliver the message from the principal. Then Nikki saw the talent show audition papers and the prizes are the answer to all that she need right that moment. Contemptuousness, MacKenzie is trying to sabotage her tryout but Nikki managed to get a band with dorks the problem is that they are short in member. There is no drummer but one recruits a friend. To her pleasure, it turns out to be Brandon, her ultimate crush. The band sounds amazing with Brandon. She always looking forward in their practices because of him. Because of MacKenzie's attitude, her members including Chloe and Zoey had enough of her. They quited her group and decided to join Nikki's band. MacKenzie trying to get another chance to sabotage her, she closely gets Nikki's group out of the competition. Nikki's band sounded great but MacKenzie's group won. At the same night, Nikke found out that her scholarshio was not cancelled after all. Only MacKenzie's friend from the office did that. One of the judge in the competition happens to be a host in a talent-search TV show called nikki and said that they want to release Nikki's band

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