Raymie’s father ran off with his dental hygienist, leaving Raymie alone with her mother. Raymie decides to take baton twirling lessons so she can win a beauty contest in her town. Once she wins, she’ll be featured in the paper, and she knows her dad will see it, miss her, and come back home. But the baton twirling lessons aren’t what Raymie expected, and she goes off-course with two new friends