Isabelle, the main character in Something Special, has been given an English assignment entitled "Something I believe in." But Isabelle feels she is just an average person with average looks and average grades, and she envies her friends who seem so much more involved in life than she is - even her troubled and troublesome sister, Freya. An elderly lady, Mrs. Adams, and Isabelle's friend Rupert are mentors who help her see her true value.