Elsa is the star of her life, cracking jokes and making anyone she meets laugh. One day she hopes to be a real star, performing on stage for audiences that appreciate her humour unlike her mum, loser stepdad and stepbrother and sister.
This dream gets put on hold when her family move in to a dingy bed and breakfast when they fall on hard times. But Elsa won’t let their new circumstances hold her back and will stop at anything to be the star of the show.
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