Curtis, Vanessa

Thirteen-year-old Amelie Day loves to bake, so she is thrilled to be invited to compete in the 'Best Teen Baker of the Year' contest, and she is determined not to let her steadily worsening cystic fibrosis get in the way, even if it means lying to her parents, and catching a train to New York on her own--but when her friend is hit by a van trying to follow her, she is devastated.

Thirteen-year-old Amelie Day loves to bake, so she is thrilled to be invited to compete in the 'Best Teen Baker of the Year' contest, and she is determined not to let her steadily worsening cystic fibrosis get in the way, even if it means lying to her parents, and catching a train to New York on her own--but when her friend is hit by a van trying to follow her, she is devastated.

When Tabitha and her family move into Weston Manor, many strange things start happening inside the house.

Lilah May has felt responsible for the disappearance of her brother, Jay, but after two years and no word, Lilah May's guilt has turned to anger and causes her to struggle in school and to connect with her parents.

OCD sufferer Zelah struggles through an isolated summer until Caro, from her former group therapy home, arrives and behaves in deliberately provocative ways to force Zelah out of her complacency.

Zelah Green is sent by her stepmother to a hospital where she must deal with her phobia of germs and dirt.