Peters, Julie Anne

A collection of ten short stories about teens and their problems with relationships and sexual identity.

When B.J. bets his mother's lottery ticket and loses it to Mavis Mae, he will do anything to get it back before Mavis Mae discovers it is the winning ticket.

When she agrees to meet with Jasmine as a peer counselor at their middle school, Antonia never dreams that this girl with the black lipstick and pierced eyebrow will end up helping her deal with the serious problems she faces at home and become a good friend.

The relationship between best friends Kimberly and Ann is put to the test when Ann takes a geeky new student under her wing and encourages her to compete against front runner Kimberly in the spelling bee.

Earl and Damian jeopardize their friendship when they compete in a contest to see who has the smelliest sneakers.