Terri Fletcher (Hillary Duff), star of her small town church choir and a girl with a special gift -- an extraordinary voice. When a personal tragedy interrupts her steady life, Terri searches for strength within herself - and she will need it. A surprise acceptance to a summer study program at the country's most prestigious music school in Los Angeles is both an honor and a problem. Her strict father is absolutely against it. Not wanting to hurt her beloved father, yet knowing this is the opportunity of a lifetime, Terri decides she has to go for it. With the secret help of her mom and aunt, Terri heads for L.A.