Sierra, a teenager with a previously luxurious life, recounts her tumultuous family dynamics and personal struggles. Her father, once a famous designer, faces legal troubles and jail time for alleged design theft and smuggling, leading to financial ruin. Sierra's mother, initially an outsider in their posh life, eventually leaves her husband for the prosecutor in her husband's case. Amidst family chaos, Sierra partners with Lisa, a vlogger who initially steals credit for Sierra's designs but later becomes a genuine friend and business partner. Together, they achieve success until Lisa's father is accused of fraud, straining their partnership. Sierra ultimately confronts her own father's manipulative tendencies, defends Lisa publicly, and decides to move in with her mother and her new partner, Robert.
Here are the key facts extracted from the text:
1. The narrator's father is a famous designer.
2. The narrator grew up in a mansion with servants.
3. The narrator's mother is from a small town and never adjusted to the city life.
4. The narrator's mother bought her a pet pig for her 10th birthday, which caused chaos at the party.
5. The narrator's father banned her mother from getting her gifts after the incident.
6. The narrator's father was accused of copying designs and lost his clients.
7. The narrator's father got into gambling and blew up all their savings.
8. The narrator's father was caught in a smuggling raid and sent to jail.
9. The narrator's mother divorced her father and moved in with her boyfriend, Robert.
10. Robert is the prosecutor in the narrator's father's case.
11. The narrator started selling her designs to a thrift store and made good money.
12. She discovered that a girl named Lisa was wearing her designs and claiming them as her own on YouTube.
13. The narrator confronted Lisa, but they eventually became business partners.
14. The narrator's father was released from jail on parole.
15. The narrator's father tried to help her with her business, but his advice caused tension with Lisa.
16. The narrator's father suggested cutting Lisa off from the business, but the narrator refused.
17. The narrator's father had information about Lisa's family and used it to sabotage her.
18. Lisa's father and his girlfriend were booked under fraud charges.
19. The narrator confronted her father about his actions and defended Lisa.
20. The narrator moved in with her mother and Robert after the confrontation.
21. The narrator's mother and Robert agreed to help Lisa in any way they could.