by E. Katherine Kottaras (2016)
"Ultra-high-achiever Viviana Rabinovich-Lowe learns something they never covered in her AP courses: that it's okay to be less than perfect, because it's our imperfections that make us who we are" Viviana Rabinovich-Lowe's quest for perfection is derailed when her boyfriend leaks secret pictures of her to the entire school-- pictures no one was ever meant to see. On top of this her parents might be getting divorced. For the first time, Vivi feels like a complete and utter failure. When she gets a job working at the community pool, she meets a new circle of friends who know nothing about her past. And Evan is an intriguing guy who makes her want to do something she never thought she'd do again: trust. For the first time in her life, Vivi learns that it's our imperfections that make us who we are.
Shaun David Hutchinson
Convinced he should have died in the accident that killed his parents and sister, sixteen-year-old Drew lives in a hospital, hiding from employees and his past, until Rusty, set on fire for being gay, turns his life around. Includes excerpts from the superhero comic Drew creates.