A murdered victim's initials spell the secret rallying cry that spurs four very different teenaged girls to pool their considerable resources and deliver their particular brand of vigilante justice.
Lucy is new at Southpointe High School and it's senior year. The last thing she needs is any distraction of her long-term goal---to be a ballerina. Then she meets Jude Ryder, bad boy of Southpointe. He's got a real rap sheet that runs longer than a senior thesis and warns Lucy that he's the kind of guy fated to ruin the lives of girls like her. But Lucy isn't listening.
High school seniors Salvador Resendez, the son of Mexican immigrants, and Beth Courant, a bookish student, seem an unlikely couple as they face his family's opposition, until a tragedy forces them to create a better future for themselves.
Seventeen-year-old Tyler Darcy looks back on his first three years of high school and considers the significant events involving Becky, his elusive "dream girl" who may be more troubled than he is willing to acknolwedge.
Frenchy and Stewart, two Northern Vermont high school seniors, try out for the school musical, "Man of La Mancha," but when Stewart is cast as Don Quixote he soon becomes obsessed with his role and Frenchy must try to overcome his own demons to help his friend stay grounded in reality.
High school senior Parker Fadley has quit the cheerleading squad, broken up with her popular boyfriend, and is in danger of not graduating with her class, but she refuses to tell anyone what has precipitated this sudden change in her attitude and behavior, insisting that she only wants to be left alone.
Trav, Kate, and Buck make up a trio during their freshman year in high school, but their special friendship may not be enough to save Trav as he pressures himself relentlessly to succeed.
A story told in free verse follows high school student Laren as she comes to terms with the loss of her father and the revelation of family secrets that cause her to question everything she ever believed.
