Dallas Winston knew he had a younger sister up in New York with his parents, but when his parents die, and Sophie Winston has to come and live with him, his world turns upside down. Dally always loved his kid sister, but he hasn't seen her in quite a while. The last time he saw her, she was a sweet innocent ten year old. Now she is a boy-hungry, trouble making fourteen year old. Sophie has secrets from her past and wants to keep them hidden. But she's not the only one with secrets in the town of Tulsa. Dally wants to protect her from everyone and everything, but can he protect her from the thing Sophie wants most? Can Dally even protect himself? Can Sophie make it with the reputation as a Winston? Will she be able to survive the unknown horrors of this small town in Oklahoma? All rights to S.E. Hinton.

'shut it, tozier. i'm just trying to enjoy my summer without you flirting with me' 'i'm not flirting with you, i'm just being extra friendly to someone who is extra attractive'

13 year old Sky has it good in life, she is smart, beautiful, and she has four great best friends. Bill, Eddie, Richie, and Stan. But she has a secret, she is hopelessly in love with Bill. She is about to tell him but stuff goes wrong in town and the losers have to fix it.

"Just tell him I love him alright? I haven't said it to him enough and he needs to hear it again. I just wish it could've been me telling him." ... Bethany Mathews thought that she had everything planned out that year. She would finish her sophomore year, make new friends, and maybe find love. But not with who she expected him to be. No one knows how they even started to like each other. They said it wouldn't last or they're just pretending it. Puppy Love? Not at all.

she sees him every day when he gets back from school. she smiles, he smiles. she waves, he waves. one day she tries to start a conversation. [ johnny cade ]