The universe is expanding and so am I

By Carolyn Mackler

Subjects: Family problems, Family life, fiction, Body image, Self-perception, fiction, Dating (social customs), fiction, High schools, Self-perception, Dating (Social customs), Weight control, fiction, Schools, fiction, Fiction, Children's fiction, New york (n.y.), fiction, Schools

Description: Sixteen-year-old Virginia Shreves life is finally back on course: she s accepted who she is inside and out and is rebuilding her relationship with brother Byron, whose date-rape charge shattered everything. But just as she adjusts to her new normal, her world turns upside down again. Sparks with boyfriend Froggy fade, her best friend bombshells bad news, and then the police arrest Byron.