Before I Die, By Jenny Downham

Sixteen year old Tessa is dying of cancer.  She makes a list of ten things that she would like to do before she dies.  Some things on her list are breaking the law, driving, getting her parents back together and, some kind of fame. She spends her time with her friend Zoey and her boyfriend Adam.

Right Behind You by, Gail Giles

Nine year old Kip set Bobby Clarke on fire on his seventh birthday.  After four years of being in a mental ward for juvenile offenders Kip and his dad and step mom move from their Alaska home and change theirs names.  At his new school as Wade, Kip reveals his past after a celebration with his new friends, and Kip and his family have to move again.  He meets Sam the first day in his new home.  Sam too has a secret.  Should Kip open up and tell Sam about his past or should he keep it to himself?

Beastly By Alex Flinn
Beastly is a retelling of the fairytale “Beauty and the Beast” taking place in modern day Manhattan.

Kyle Kingsbury, who is a gorgeous freshman at Tuttle High, plays a trick on Kendra at the Homecoming Dance. In return she turns Kyle into a beast showing his inner self as he is:  cruel and ugly.

To break the spell he needs to find his true love in two years or he will remain the Beast forever.