Taylor is no longer the same person. She's broken. Hurt. Sad. Since Jacob left, everything changed. Bahja is being home-schooled since she has a child. Taylor now goes to LASAS: Los Angeles School of Arts and Science. And she HATES it. ______________________________________ I constantly get picked on by Carla and her friends. Taylor's mom and Ron don't have the time to pay attention or help me out.  Tyler got enough credits last year to graduate early so he's in LSU as of now.  I haven't talked to Jacob since he moved to Atlanta. he doesn't answer my calls nor does he answer my texts.  So, basically, there's no one here for me..  I cry myself to sleep almost every night. I don't even smile much anymore. The only person who makes me smile is Troy, my next door neighbor. He's soo freakin sweet and cute and tall and dreamy and cute.. I'm sorry. He's just so cute.  We don't go to the same school but he moved in last year. he doesn't know that I get bullied but he doesn't need to know.. I guess that's all you need to know..

Meet Taylor Shaw. She's 16 years old, popular, stylish, smart. Everyone wants to be her friend. but when she gets braces and glasses, her popularity level goes straight down.. No one wants to be her friend anymore. The girls who were supposed to be her friends, turned on her. Then she meets Jacob. They become best friends. He has braces and glasses as well and knows the pain Taylor feels. But what happens when his braces and glasses are removed and he becomes cute again? Will they manage to stay together? Or will someone mess it all up? Find out in Braces and Glasses!

Algee was the bad boy at his old school. He got into fights, played with girls emotions, and did stuff he wasn't suppose to be doing. Akeelah was the girl who didn't get into any trouble, kept her grades straight, and didn't get involved with guys. But when Algee comes to her school, will he corrupt her for the best? Or for the worst?

Abuse, was all he did to me. Self-conscious, was all I felt. Long sleeves was all that covered the hideous marks on my body. That was my life.

This book is about two people who have been friends literally forever. Throughout this book one of the friends will go through things while the other friend tries to help. While helping this friend will their friendship stay the same, will it change or will it end.