Genre Juvenile Fiction. Page - 41
Three best friends; Beth, Nichole, and Erin, go on a summer vacation together to three different places. First they visit Beth's grandparents lake house. Then they visit Boston, and lastly Erin and Nochole's aunt's country farm house. They change their image on the way, learn about eachtoher and themselves, and find love.
Liv Tush, a fifteen yr. old, is always a big doom and gloom. She hates life, hates people, and hates love. All of that is about to change when she goes to a masquerade ball, and meets the boy of her dreams. Little does she know that he is keeping the biggest secret from her EVER.
She becomes a real girl, and starts acting like the person she really is. Once she finds out his secret, she decides whether or not to tell and die, or embrace it and live the lie.
Grief.
Grit.
Gangs.
Guts.
Grace.
The past two years have been life-altering for teenagers Chocolate and Mariner. Their mother died in a terrible accident, leaving the boys’ father in shock and their anguished aunt to care for them. Grief-stricken, Chocolate fails miserably in school and Mariner brushes off his pain with comedy. From the bittersweet memories of basketball games with his mother to the pressures from gangs, grown bullies, and an unrelenting aunt, Chocolate has to decide his fate. Mariner watches his brother spiral into trouble, and he must decide if he will speak up or cover up. Each decision must be made quickly…with or without their parents.