The story is about Maya, a girl from New Orleans who lived with her father after her mother abandoned them when Maya was four, leaving her to grow up with her father, who worked as a potter. Maya's mother, a former movie star, returns when Maya is 18, taking her away from her father and moving her to a mansion. The mother, who is now a successful movie star, tries to control Maya's life, but Maya resists and forms a close bond with a local boy named Zach who works in her mother's kitchen.
Maya discovers that her mother is planning to open a film academy using her own money and a land deal involving her mother's movie star friend, Marco. The deal also includes a promise of a role for Marco in return. Maya confronts her mother about this, and the mother denies it, leading to a heated argument.
In the end, Maya decides to leave her mother's house and move to Paris to study pottery, with the support of Zach.
1. Maya is from New Orleans and lives in an old house with her father who works as a potter.
2. Maya's mother left when she was four years old to pursue a career as a movie star.
3. Maya looks exactly like her mother, which caused confusion with her neighbors.
4. Maya's father lost a big order from the city due to a mistake caused by Maya.
5. Maya's father was devastated when he lost the order.
6. Maya's mother returns after many years and takes Maya away from her father.
7. Maya's mother is a famous movie star and her father is a potter.
8. Maya's mother is planning to open a film academy with the help of Marco's father but the deal falls apart when Marco and Maya expose it.
9. Maya's mother is a cold and uncaring person who only thinks about her own interests.
10. Maya finds comfort and support in Zach, who works in a store nearby.
11. Maya decides to leave her mother's house and move to Paris with Zach.