It's Mapleview Middle's favourite school event: the Astounding Treasure Hunt. Every year, the school pairs off on an epic scavenger hunt and this year will be more exciting since it will be broadcast on the local news.

When the tyrannical history teacher, Mr. Caplan, gives everyone a harsh grade, Lydia vows to challenge the verdict. But when Caplan's classroom is vandalised, she is accused of being one of the prime suspects.

Amid a house overrun by the flu, Lydia sets out to investigate whether the school will notice her absence and make her more popular...but, instead, discovers her mother is keeping a secret from the family.

Julie takes a bold stance against the controversial 'Mapleview People of the Year' page, claiming it's an outdated popularity contest that should be abolished - only to discover it's not at all what she thought it was.

It's showtime. Lydia wrestles with sharing the spotlight while Julie executes her last-ditch ecology to overthrow the social hierarchy.