The narrator, Rose, shares her life story, from a troubled childhood with a con artist mother who abandoned her father for a richer man, to being placed in a foster home. At the foster home, she meets a girl named Vela, who becomes her arch-nemesis. Rose is eventually adopted by a wealthy family and starts a new life.
However, Vela reappears in Rose's life at her new school, where Vela is a popular but mean-spirited girl who bullies others. Rose stands up to Vela, and they engage in a series of confrontations. Rose's honesty and kindness eventually win over her classmates, and she becomes a hero in the school.
Meanwhile, Rose's adoptive parents are unaware of her biological mother's true nature. At an art exhibition, Rose discovers that her biological mother is an art dealer, but she is actually selling fake paintings. Rose warns her biological mother to stay away from her adoptive parents, but her biological mother threatens to reveal the truth about Rose's past.
Rose makes an anonymous call to the police, and her biological mother is eventually caught and sent back to prison. Rose's adoptive mother finds out about the situation but reassures Rose that she loves her and knows she is a good person, regardless of her biological mother's actions.
Here are the key facts from the text:
1. The narrator, Rose, is from Canada.
2. Rose's father left her mother for a richer woman when Rose was 2 years old.
3. Rose's mother became a con artist to get rich.
4. Rose's mother had her own astrology business, but her predictions and solutions were not correct.
5. Rose's mother was eventually caught by the police, and Rose was sent to a foster home.
6. In the foster home, Rose met a girl named Vela who was mean and bullied others.
7. Rose confronted Vela and became known as a hero in the foster home.
8. Rose was adopted by a rich family.
9. Rose's adoptive mother was impressed by Rose's honesty and decided to adopt her.
10. Rose started at a new school, where she met Vela again, who had become a popular but mean girl.
11. Vela asked Rose to do chores for her and made her apologize publicly for doing her wrong.
12. Rose and Vela competed in a debate competition, and Rose won.
13. Vela threatened to release a video of Rose breaking a car window to get an asthma pump.
14. Rose tricked Vela into confessing to her crimes over a microphone.
15. Vela was punished for a month and sent to boarding school in another country.
16. Rose's biological mother became an art dealer and sold fake paintings.
17. Rose warned her adoptive parents about her biological mother's scam.
18. Rose made an anonymous call to the police to report her biological mother's crimes.
19. Rose's adoptive mother found out about the call, but instead of being angry, she told Rose that she loved her and knew she was an amazing person.
20. Rose's biological mother was caught and sent back to prison along with two other men.