Parker Elway is having dreams. Strange dreams; waking dreams; dreams in which she opens her eyes in the darkness to find herself paralyzed and surrounded by shadows from her deepest nightmares. The doctors call it sleep paralysis. But is it really so simple? As the waking terrors worsen and strange people begin to appear in town, Parker sets out to uncover the truth. And when she digs up a trove of hidden secrets and a dark past that everyone seems all too eager to forget, she begins to wonder: is her terrifying dream world merely the result of a sleep disorder? Or is it reality? [National Silver Medal Winner in the 2014 Scholastic Art and Writing Awards]

This is the story of how Emily Albert met Oliver Dobson in a bookstore. The two bibliophiles collided amidst the shelves of unturned pages, and from there it’s really just another textbook romance. Emily is an introvert who isn’t very good at talking. Oliver happens to be a rather skilled conversationalist. Emily has had enough with boys. Oliver is willing to try and convince her that not all boys are the same. With their mutual love of books, the two begin one of the oddest friendships ever formed. And through it, the truth about books and boys is uncovered once and for all.

"Being reunited with your childhood best friend after eight years apart? Sounds like a heart-warming story. Finding out that said best friend is now a complete jerk who's determined to make your life hell? Not so much." Georgie and Connor were once inseparable. Best friends from birth, they did everything together - well, that was until Connor's dad got a once-in-a-lifetime job opportunity and the family was forced to relocate to New York. At age sixteen, Georgie's life is totally different - her main goal being to keep her head down and escape the brutalities of high school with as little emotional scarring as possible. Balancing school, work and her dwindling social life is enough of a challenge, but it's about to get a bit more complicated when her conceited ex-best friend gets thrown into the mix. Maybe friendship should come with an instruction booklet.

i knew it was only a matter of time before your love for me went out the way the flame goes out in a candle. --- sunnyvibes © 2014

❝we are all searching for someone whose demons will play well with ours.❞ quiet rituals and even quieter conversations; a collectanea. (© promethean 2013; cover by promethean)

Sutton McDowell is used to the life of the rich and fabulous, growing up in the suburbs and never having to worry about life without money. But when her father signs her and her family up for volunteering at the local soup kitchen, she is anything but excited. Now Sutton has face a life she’s never seen before: the life of the down and out. Sutton must realize that the world is not made from tiny boxes, and that we are not all made just the same. Travis Miller just so happens to caught up in doing just that. --A Study in Femininity

poems about a green eyed girl and a shaggy haired boy

❝ the worst way for friendships to end is for literally nothing to go wrong. you just stop talking.❞

in which a really fucked up girl meets a really fucked up boy in the hallway of a mental health institution. all rights reserved. copyright © 2014 mtvworld | kayleigh

typical conversations from a broken elevator.