young adult fiction / social themes / self-esteem & self-reliance

Cassandra and others were chosen for a mission in space, but she wasn't prepared for the war between two alien civilizations. With the war coming closer to Earth, and Cassie the only one with information on how to stop it, she must decide on who to trust and who she's willing to sacrifice to complete her mission.

Kennedy chose to pursue the boy of her dreams rather than attend an elite private school, but as their romance ends she gets a glimpse of the not-so-perfect life she might have had.