Casey West lives in the small town of Nome, Alaska. He's never left, but he desperately wants to get out and travel around the world to see what other people are like. One night, Casey is outside with his camera and notices that a family is moving in. At school the next day, he learns they're from Phoenix, Arizona. They are people from the outside world. In a rush to get to know this new kid, Casey finds himself in one of the toughest situations he has ever been in. People are not at all what they seem.

Twenty-four days. That's how long it took me to fall in love. Pretty impressive, since for the first twenty-three days all I had to fall in love with were little presents slipped into my locker. [#81 teen fiction / #1 holidays] NOTE - I wrote this book at 14 so the characters are 15-16 year olds. This is your warning so you don't have to be surprised/disappointed when their ages are mentioned! Thanks!

Maybe I'm insane, but aren't we all a bit. Here's a look inside my crazy mind. My hopes, my fears, my problems all out there for you to see. It's not all pretty and it's not all nice, but it's the truth. I won't blame society for these things, because in reality... we are society. I've come to realize that just maybe, were all meant to be a little insane.