Overview: The first ten lies they tell you in high school. "Speak up for yourself--we want to know what you have to say." From the first moment of her freshman year at Merryweather High, Melinda knows this is a big fat lie, part of the nonsense of high school. She is friendless, outcast, because she busted an end-of-summer party by calling the cops, so now nobody will talk to her, let alone listen to her. As time passes, she becomes increasingly isolated...

Written in free verse, explores how three teenagers try to cope with the consequences of their mother's addiction to crystal meth and its effects on their lives.

"Kendra hasn't felt safe since devastating memories surface of being sexually abused. She can't remember the most important detail-her abuser's identity, and she's sure someone is always watching her, following her, making her fear for her life. To cope, Kendra cuts-something she works hard to hide. When her parents aren't helpful, Kendra finds support in therapy, and from her classmate, Meghan, a friend-and maybe more. Will Kendra find out who's...

While confined to a mental hospital, thirteen-year-old Callie slowly comes to understand some of the reasons behind her self-mutilation, and gradually starts to get better.

Blaming herself for the car accident on the Tappan Zee Bridge that killed her mother, fifteen-year-old Jenna undergoes a difficult physical and emotional recovery.