A girl named Rue recounts her experiences with her overbearing mother, who has been extremely protective of her since she fell from a tree and hit her head at age 6. Rue's life takes a turn when a new student named Sally appears at school and steals the spotlight, becoming popular among their classmates and even the teachers. However, Rue discovers that Sally is not as perfect as she seems and is actually manipulative and cruel. Rue decides to expose Sally's true nature, but things escalate, and Sally and her accomplice lock Rue in a janitor's room. Rue's mother, who had secretly tracked her location, saves her, and the truth about Sally's histrionic personality disorder is revealed. In the end, Sally is taken away by security, and Rue's mother promises to stop being overprotective.
Here are the key facts extracted from the text:
1. The narrator, Rue, fell from a tree and hit her head when she was 6 years old.
2. Rue's mother is a renowned doctor who was extremely protective of Rue after the incident.
3. Rue was a star player on the basketball team in eighth grade.
4. Rue hurt her knee during a game, and her mother jumped out of the audience, screaming hysterically.
5. Rue was forced to take a month's leave from school to recover from her injury.
6. A new student, Sally, joined Rue's school while Rue was away and became popular among the students and teachers.
7. Rue discovered that Sally had a tracker installed on Rue's phone.
8. Rue argued with her mother about the tracker and threatened to leave forever if her mother continued to track her.
9. Rue returned to school and found that Sally had taken her place as a popular student.
10. Rue tried to take down Sally by exposing her true nature, but Sally retaliated by sabotaging Rue's chances of becoming the school president.
11. Rue discovered that Sally was responsible for a food poisoning incident during a school competition.
12. Rue confronted Sally in the girls' bathroom and accused her of sabotaging the competition.
13. Sally's true nature was exposed when a boy she had been bullying came forward and revealed her mean behavior.
14. Rue and Sally got into a fight, and Rue was locked in a janitor room by Sally and her accomplice.
15. Rue's mother found her and rescued her from the janitor room.
16. Rue's mother had installed a tracking device on all of Rue's shoes, which helped her locate Rue.
17. Sally was revealed to have a histrionic personality disorder, which explained her behavior.
18. The principal announced Rue as the next student president.