Lexi, a soccer-loving student from Portland, shares her story of being a "beautiful ball of chaos" and constantly butting heads with her neat-freak classmate, Ben. Their mothers, who are competitive with each other, fuel the rivalry between the two. However, when Lexi gets in trouble for secretly practicing soccer at night, Ben's mom exposes her, leading to Lexi's expulsion from the team and a warning from the principal to shape up or face expulsion.
To turn her life around, Lexi is assigned a tutor, who turns out to be Ben. As they spend more time together, Lexi learns that Ben has ADHD and that his strict upbringing by his adoptive mother has made him feel trapped. Despite their differences, they start to bond, and Lexi begins to thrive in school.
Just as things are looking up, Ben's mom announces that they're moving to LA, which Ben doesn't want to do. Lexi tries to convince Ben to stand up to his mom, but he feels obligated to her for rescuing him from an orphanage. However, when Ben's mom refuses to let him attend Lexi's soccer game, he snaps and cancels their move to LA.
In the end, Ben attends Lexi's game, and they share a heartwarming moment when he reveals that he's decided to stay in Portland. Ben's mom causes a scene, but ultimately leaves, and Ben and Lexi share a romantic moment, with Ben asking Lexi to be his girlfriend and tutor.
Here are the key facts extracted from the text:
1. Lexi is from Portland.
2. Lexi's mom called her a "beautiful ball of chaos" when she was little.
3. Lexi had trouble sitting still and focusing, especially when studying.
4. Lexi failed an exam in fourth grade.
5. Lexi's neighbor, Ben, was her classmate and his mom was best friends with Lexi's mom.
6. Ben was a smart boy who skipped a grade and started his own website.
7. Lexi and Ben were polar opposites and often clashed.
8. Lexi was the captain of her soccer team.
9. Lexi failed almost all her exams in 10th grade.
10. Lexi's principal gave her 10 weeks of detention and forbade her from participating in sports.
11. Ben was assigned to be Lexi's tutor.
12. Lexi had trouble focusing in her classes, but Ben's tutoring methods helped her.
13. Lexi passed all her exams with a B-minus.
14. Ben's mom wanted to move to LA and enroll Ben in a school for geniuses.
15. Ben told Lexi that he was adopted and felt obligated to his mom.
16. Lexi's team won the national soccer tournament.
17. Ben showed up to watch Lexi's game and told her that he had changed his mind about moving to LA.
18. Ben's mom refused to let him watch Lexi's game, which made Ben realize how controlling she was.
19. Ben called their agent and cancelled their move to LA.
20. Ben confessed that he had a crush on Lexi and asked her to be his girlfriend.