The show, set in Elkford, British Columbia, is based around Sharon Spitz, who is a junior high school student with braces that get in her way of leading a normal teenage life. In the first season, she is enrolled at Mary Pickford Junior High.
Sharon's message that she's attracted to Alden accidentally gets misdirected to Buck's cell phone, which leads Buck to believe that Sharon likes him.
Sharon decides to confess her feelings to Alden so she leaves him a voice mail. However, somehow the message reaches Brock, instead of Alden. Suddenly Brock starts flirting with her.
Sharon tries to reunite her divorced parents after she has conflicting feelings about her mom's new boyfriend.
Sharon takes advantage of a daredevil opportunity when her braces kick-start her mother's car. But her older brother, Adam, unknowingly takes the blame when she ends up having an accident.
Sharon is brace-free for 24 hours and tries to find a way to kiss Alden.
Sharon, Maria and Nina have to be Group Partners, working on the Pickford project. After Nina save's Sharon from Drowning, Maria wants her friend back and it Sharon just wants to know what happened between Nina and her.