"I'm in love with you." How many times would I have to think about this, how many times, before she could hear it, feel it, see it in my eyes? "I'm in love with you." How could I make her see without telling her, without scaring her off... without losing her. I couldn't lose her.

It's the start of Senior Year at Newton High, and Carter's determined to put everything that happened behind her, including Kiran and Leigh. For a while all seems well, especially since she manages to capture the attention of an attractive new student. But when a list goes up ranking girls for their level of "experience", Carter's life unexpectedly takes another crazy road through self-loathing and loneliness. Will she survive another year of horrible high school clichés and disappointments, or will she succumb to its drama and become even more of a social outcast? *** As everyone else seems to be caught up in typical high school drama, Tala Ansari tries to break free from the high expectations of her over-achieving family. She's tired of being the poster child for perfection, and wants to do something different. In walks a boy who's the complete opposite of everything she's ever known. Will their relationship survive the giant gap between their two worlds, or are they only doomed from the start? {Book 2 in the Teenage Guide series}