Although they share a love of poetry and problems with their parents, a shy high school senior's attraction to a popular classmate is tempered by her fear of his moody, self-destructive side. ( )

I read this book as a teen and over ten years later, it still haunts me. I couldn't tell you if that's the mark of a good writer or a touching story, but seeing it again compelled me to reread it.
Since you can find a summary of the novel on Amazon.com, I won't go there.
Reading it again as an adult, I see little red flags that I am positive I missed as a teen. I hope that teens reading it today will recognize the signs of severe depression and know what to do. Hann structures the story in such a way that you are compelled to move forward. Some of the situations that the main characters get in aren't exactly explained in the time frame of the novel (things seem to happen too fast), but if you take in the back story of the characters it makes a bit more sense. Most of the characters are fleshed out, even if they're secondary.
I enjoyed rereading this immensely. ( )

My favorite YA book from when I was a teen.