Lina Cruz and her family move from the urban streets of East Los Angeles to the sunny beach town of Malibu, where at her new school, she attempts to beat competitive cheer coach Avery in the Spirit Championships.

Lina Cruz is a tough, sharp-witted Latina cheerleader from East L.A. who transfers to a posh West Los Angeles high school after her widowed mother remarries a wealthy man. Lina not only feels out-of-her-environment at her new high school but she also faces off against Avery, the snobbish and ultra-competitive all-star cheerleading captain to qualify for a spot on her new school's cheerleading squad with help from her sheltered new stepsister Skylar, and from her former teammates.—matt-282