Thirteen year-old Abby and her father have just moved from a leaky old sailboat in California to an inherited mansion in South Carolina, and Abby does not fit in. This is the story of the summer adventures she shares with new best friend, Hollis, and two boys from their class. But when school begins, Abby is shocked to learn that Hollis is a bullied outcast...who, pushed to the limit, takes her own life - a phenomenon known as bullycide. Told as a thirty-year flashback, BFF attempts to portray the loss felt by those left behind.