Gingerbread by Rachel Cohn

After Cyd Charisse is expelled from her boarding school, she returns to California to live with her mother, step-father, and sibilings. When she falls in love with Shrimp and starts getting into trouble again Cyd finds herself sent to New York to live with her biological father, a man she has only met once in her life. Her father disappointed her, but Cyd gets to know her father's other children and learns even more about herself. Cyd is a quirky girl who will connect with many teen readers. With a strong voice and refreshing honesty, Cyd narrates the emotional wringer that is her life and readers will keep coming back for more.

Wrecked by E.R. Frank

Anna decides to drive home after a party even though she has been drinking (but is not drunk) and on the way home is involved in an accident that seriously injures her best friend and kills her brother's girlfriend. Anna clearly remembers Cameron's screams and the silence at her moment of death. As she struggles to overcome her guilt and her post-traumatic stress that causes terrible nightmare, Anna finds herself in therapy where she relives not only the accident but other memories from her childhood. The constantly flowing between present and past is not as smooth as it could have been. Long passages of Anna's visualization therapy is dry. However, the storyline and characters are interesting enough to overcome the storytelling faults.

Forged in the Fire by Ann Turnbull

Susanna and Will have been apart for three years and both are anxiously awaiting the time when they will be reunited and joined in matrimony. Unfortunately, just as Will is about to rejoin Susanna, the plague breaks out and Will is unable to leave London. When Susanna does not hear from Will, she sets out to London to find him herself. After they are finally married, the newly weds have to face the fires that destroyed London in 1666, including their new home. A beautifully crafted tale that blends history and romance and makes seventeenth century London come to life. Readers who enjoyed the first installment of Will and Susanna's story (No Shame, No Fear) will not be disappointed in the sequel. Will and Susanna are strong in their Quaker faith and their love as they continue to struggle in the face of religious persecution and fight the harsh realities of life in London.

Love Undercover by Jo Edwards

Kaitlyn's mother has recently begun writing a sex advice column for a local newspaper and Kaitlyn is modified and wonders why her mom can't have a low key job like her father, an undercover FBI agent. Kaitlyn's life changes when her father brings his work home with him in the form of seventeen-year-old Blaine, who is part of the Witness Protection Program. Suddenly Kaitlyn finds herself having to become a superspy because not only does she have to keep Blaine's real identity a secret, she also has to keep her eyes open for anyone showing an unnatural interest in him. Blaine and Kaitlyn immediately hit it off, but Blaine is posing as her cousin and that complicates things. Another cute addition to the Simon Romantic Comedies series. Edwards has created a light-hearted, humorous, yet highly unlikely senario that will keep reader's engaged to the end.

Forever by Judy Blume

High school seniors, Katherine and Michael know that their love will last forever, so it's only natural to them that their relationship include sex. Kathy's candid narration of her first experiences with sex is full of raw emotion and honesty. When their families realizing how intense the relationship has become seperate the pair for the summer, Katherine discovers that her first love just might not be her only love. Blume's highly controversal novel has been recently re-released with an updated cover that is sure to appear to today's teens. Blume never preaches but she emphasizes the importance of safe sex in terms of both pregnancy and sexually transmitted diseases.