Braceface

Sharon's confidence plunges when she gets her braces attached. Will Alden still want to go to the dance with her now that she's a metal mouth? Nina assumes not and does everything in her power to convince Alden that she should be his date.

When Connor's appearance is radically transformed for the better after a session of acupuncture, Sharon has to question her new attraction to him. Does she really like him that way, or is she just being totally superficial?

When Sharon's braces open the lock to Maria's diary she can't help but read the private entries.

When Nina hires Dr. Spitz as her own personal therapist, Sharon feels misplaced and jealous. Why can't her own mom be as understanding with her as she seems to be with her patients? After defying her mother's request that she not attend a concert, Mom and Sharon have to find new ground to trust each other - and build the mother-daughter relationship they each crave.

When Alden gets Sharon an opportunity to work alongside him at a part-time job, Sharon learns more than she ever wanted to know about the meat packing business. Upset at what she considers to be unfair treatment towards animals, Sharon becomes a vegetarian - even if it might mean forfeiting her chances with Alden. Acting on a new value system isn't always easy.

When big brother Adam reveals that he feels helpless at forging a new romantic relationship Sharon takes it upon herself to give him a makeover. Her efforts only serve to turn both herself and Adam into something they're not; risking both of their relationships with the people they care about the most.

Sharon decides to confess her feelings of attraction to Alden by leaving a message on his cell phone.

Sharon goes on her first date with Alden and ends up having to work like an employee in his family's restaurant.

Sharon has to deal with her conflicting feelings over her Mom's new boyfriend at the same time as welcoming a visit from her own Dad. An attempt to re-unite her parents after seven years of divorce fails and Sharon has to finally face reality - grown-ups aren't going to change things just because you want them to.

Attempts to modify their image and be cool fail miserably when Maria and Sharon try to audition for a local talent search. Maria steals a CD so she can impress an older hip hop crowd she wants to join and Sharon tries to shoplift an earring so she can replace the one she first borrowed from her mother, then lost.

Sharon is braces-free for 24 hours. To facilitate her goal of kissing Alden under peak conditions, she volunteers to baby sit Josh so that she can have a make-out party at her house (Connor is specifically excluded). All plans to secure the Alden kiss go haywire when Josh goes missing and Sharon must live up to the responsibility she assured her mother she was capable of.

Feeling like she's a loser at the things she tries at school, Sharon takes advantage of an opportunity when her braces kick starts her mom's car.

An eighth grade overnight camping trip meets The Blair Witch Project Meets Survivor.

While vacationing with her dad in Miami, Sharon learns about alcohol two ways: hard and harder.

When her favorite singer comes to town, Sharon really wants to meet her and so directly competes with Nina. Sharon learns things aren't what they seem.

As Nina steps down as the leader of the students, Sharon enters the election for the new free position. At the same time Brock also enrolls on the race, which enrages Sharon. Then Sharon starts receiving threats to pull out.

In the Christmas period, Sharon is Nina's secret Santa. Helen's cousin, Jerry, is visiting the Spitz family. As Helen is busy with work, it seems like there is going to be no Christmas this year.

Sharon is being avoided by Alden. Sharon intervenes in her brother's relationship with Hannah.

Sharon tries to get the school to stop dissecting frogs. In this process, she ends up stealing the school's frogs with Connor's ex-girlfriend.

Sharon organizes a birthday party for Connor. When she sees Maria's gift, she decides to get a tattoo. Being only 13 and requiring her mother's approval, Sharon tries to convince her mother to let her have a tattoo.

Sharon gets ready for her anniversary but as she needs more motivation, she phones a fake psychic. She also postpones studying for the upcoming Math exam, which she fails. Adam starts gambling.

When Sharon's class has a new teacher, Maria starts changing herself in order to be remarked by him; she is head over heels over him. Meanwhile, she is being chased by Brock.

Sharon, Maria, Brock and Alden and skip school to go to a music audition. Nina makes it her life's mission to prove that Sharon is skipping school on purpose.

After graduation, Sharon and Maria go to summer camp. Sharon is now part of the staff. As she has to chose between her duties and her friendship, tension arises.

Still in the camp, a new counselor, Jason, arrives. Maria is very impressed by him and Sharon might like him too. As Alden is far away, Sharon wonders what her relationship status is. Then Alden decides to make her a sudden visit.