Unattractive, unsociable and shy Lisa leaves the quiet, almost homely atmosphere of her boarding house, where everyone had grown used to her appearance and character, and enters a completely new and unfamiliar environment as a new student in the middle classes of a girls' school.
Unaware of the school's customs, stubbornly honest and painfully shy, Lisa simply cannot get along with her class. Every attempt she makes to do something only makes the situation worse…