The beautiful between

Connelly, a quiet junior at a prestigious New York City high school, is shocked when the school’s “crown prince” – rich, popular Jeremy Cole – offers to tutor her in physics if she’ll help him with SAT vocab. As the pair’s friendship grows, Connelly learns that it’s the truth, not the secrets, that one must guard and protect. And that between friends, the truth, however harsh, is also beautiful.

This lovely and memorable story contains many of the hallmark themes found in young adult literature – friendship, coming of age, finding a place to belong, and overcoming the death of a loved one.