Lois, 16, has only one dream: becoming an astronaut. However, although sheās gifted in physics, she has a big problem: Lois weighs over 200 pounds ā a family trait sheās inescapably stuck with. Then, just when everything seems lost, Lois meets AmeĢlie, Stannah, and Justine: three teenagers shattered, like her, by lifeās tough breaks; yet ready for anything in order to leave with her for outer spaceā¦