Fed up with her manipulative, intrusive cousin, Maya pays little heed when Viviana begins to have a hard time adjusting to her new life. When Viviana makes a drastic and dangerous choice, however, Maya becomes the only one who can help.
Keysha's mom, recently released from prison, wants to reconnect with Keysha and her brother, but Keysha fears her mother's past will endanger her own present and future.
After having her reputation ruined by a girl who planted drugs on her, Keysha returns to school to find she is a social outcast and builds a relationship with Wesley Morris, a sexy guy who wants to help her but whom her family doesn't approve.
Keysha decides to avoid relationships and concentrate on herself for a while, but that becomes difficult when she finds herself attracted to Jerry, her new neighbor and the popular bachelor who works alongside her as a lifeguard, and things are further complicated when a summer party turns dangerous and Wesley's new girl jealously blames Keysha for the trouble.
Keysha, happy because she landed the lead role in the school play and her boyfriend has moved back to town, finds life getting complicated when her part is compromised by a rival and another girl begins to show interest in her man.
Presents two novels by Earl Sewell: in "Keysha's Drama" African-American sixteen-year-old Keysha Kendall takes up with a bad crowd as she struggles to adjust to life in her affluent biological father's home after her mother is arrested; and in "If I Were Your Boyfriend" after having her reputation ruined by a girl who planted drugs on her, Keysha returns to school to find she is a social outcast and builds a relationship with Wesley Morris, a sexy guy who wants to help her, even though her family does not approve of him.
After a string of bad relationships, Keysha swears off boys and decides to concentrate on herself when she reluctantly becomes attracted to her new neighbor Jerry as they work as lifeguards together.
Maya Rogers, having returned home after spending the summer with her grandmother, is happy to be with her friends and boyfriend again, but her life becomes unpredictable with the arrival of her rebellious cousin, Viviana.
Keysha's mom, recently released from prison, wants to reconnect with Keysha and her brother, but Keysha fears her mother's past will endanger her own present and future.
After having her reputation ruined by a girl who planted drugs on her, Keysha returns to school to find she is a social outcast and builds a relationship with Wesley Morris, a sexy guy who wants to help her but whom her family doesn't approve.
