Having suffered at the hands of her step-mother and bratty girls at school, a young girl (Hilary Duff) finds her life changed. She begins a correspondence with a mysterious boy (Chad Michael Murray) through e-mails in this update on the Cinderella tale.

Film Trivia

• Harry Potter star Rupert Grint was set to play the part of Austin, but he had to pull out of the production due to his commitments to the wizard franchise.
• Jennifer Coolidge's fake fingernails had to be attached with tape because she is allergic to glue.
• Hilary Duff was due to have her driving test while making this movie and so drove herself between filming locations.
• The online screen names for Sam and Austin end with the digits 609 and 818. 609 is the area code for Princetown and 818 is the area code for San Fernando Valley, both important areas in the film.

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