Queen for a Day

Within Sara's class, the popular clique—referred to as the kings and queens—subject themselves to daily humiliations, including having their pants pulled down or water thrown on them, a ritual that ironically signals their elevated status. Sara is the only blond, blue-eyed girl in the class and remains consistently overlooked by the kings and queens who lack her hair and eye color. She harbors a secret crush on one of the kings, a boy far out of her league, and she has no friends, yet longs to become friends with Karen, another outsider who aspires to a higher social standing. One day, Sara spots an opportunity to boost her popularity by humiliating herself and thereby become queen. Karen instantly becomes her friend, and she seems to catch the eye of her kingly crush, making popularity appear within reach. Yet her happiness is short-lived, and in the end she learns a far more valuable lesson than how to be queen for a day.