Grades 9-12
Adam has lots of people in his life: Rebecca, a beautiful girl who understands him; the Mob Boss, who harasses him; and Jason, the naked guy who’s unfailingly polite. The only problem is, they’re not real. They’re all in his head, and he has schizophrenia. There’s hope, though, because he’s just started a new school, and a drug trial that will help him get a hold on things. At his new school, he meets Maya, and wants desperately to be the guy she thinks he is. But when the drug trial begins to fail, he struggles to keep her from finding out his biggest secret.
The first in the Art and Coll quartet, Kate Cann follows 17-year-old Colette as she searches for summer love and finds it in a boy named Arthur, or ‘Art’ for short. He’s handsome and rich, and she’s quickly interested. Too interested, in fact. She quickly gets attached to him and wonders why he’s not answering her calls. Did she dive in too fast?
Katrina Linden landed the stable career that pleased her parents, but it ultimately resulted in her feeling unfulfilled and miserable. Then her BFF suggests they both quit their jobs and move clear across the country for two months to find new adventure in New York City. Katrina is hesitant to say the least, but agrees, and is excited for what lays ahead. However, her friend backs out at the last minute, and she’s faced with a difficult decision. Will she go on the trip of a lifetime or crawl back into her comfort zone?
