When we meet her, apple-of-her-daddies'-eyes, Bridget Bloom is a full-on diva, matriculating in a Chicago boarding school at least partially because the kids in her Nebraska town hate her because she's so talented such a narcissist. She has no idea about the real reason, and her dads don't seem to either. They indulge her in everything, selling part of their land to pay for school and not stopping her from decorating her not-yet-arrived roommate's portion of the shared domicile. When the roommate, Ruby, arrives, she's not into Bridget's help, and their relationship deteriorates from there. 

Shortly after her arrival, Bridget learns that her abominable music theory score has kept her out of the musical focus program (MFP), which was her whole reason for going to the school. She agrees to a hard sacrifice in exchange for the possibility of getting into the program later, once her theory score improves. 

Lessons are learned. 

Best description: "I tingle, like my skin's covered in Pop Rocks."