Two sophomore girls, best friends since kindergarten, grow apart when one wants new friends and decides the other is a popularity liability.

Sixteen-year-old Aster, caught between a self-absorbed older sister and a mentally-disabled younger one, yearns for a normal life and, with her first boyfriend's encouragement and trust in God, she begins to make things better.

All Elise wants is to have her first kiss before she turns sixteen. Is that so bad? But when a friend's poor advice and the powers of electronic technology combine, Elise heads down a dangerous road. She is accused of "sexting" and gets kicked out of school. But is she really the one to blame? This powerful and realistic story from beloved author Melody Carlson shows teen girls the impact of their choices when it comes to respecting themselves and...

Thrilled to back in Oregon and at long last living with her father, Allison O'Brian is looking forward to the excitement of starting high school. More than anything else, she wants to fit in, and she finds herself fighting a rising tide of jitters. What if the other students don't accept her? Will she have any friends? Will her good friend Andrew finally notice her now? Just as she begins to adjust to her surroundings, her father reveals the biggest...

When Ramona learns that her best friend since grade school is a lesbian, she struggles to decide how to respond, knowing that people of her community, and even her church, have trouble discussing homosexuality civilly.