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In his latest plan to make his daughter a star, Kassidy's unstable father coerces the tone-deaf fifteen-year-old to audition for The X-Factor. But keeping her dad happy is just one issue she's dealing with: her mom's infidelity, her brother's criminality, and her best friends' jealousy all overwhelm her. There's a surplus of subplots, but Kassidy's strong, sarcastic voice is entertaining.