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Lucy is just getting used to her teen superstar "frister" (friend/stepsister) Laurel when she's sent out to Laurel's LA movie set. There Lucy catches the eye of an older boy and has her first kiss. Though the plot of this series entry is contrived and Lucy's obsession with a television shrink continues to go nowhere, the up-and-down stepsibling dynamics are realistically portrayed.