Prologue

Claire Crater is an ordinary high school teenager. Life was just life to her. She can't really see the point of all this. She has no plans, no dreams-except her imagination. Just when she thought life could get a tiny bit better, her mother decides to have some mother-daughter bonding time on a cruise ship. As they travel around for a few weeks, Claire is still bored to death. But in between all the Hula Dancers, shows and waiters, Claire discovers a new world.