The queen of second place

By Laura Peyton Roberts

Subjects: Identity, fiction, Family life, fiction, Identity (Philosophical concept), Competition (Psychology), Friendship, fiction, Competition (psychology), fiction, Families, Identity, High schools, Interpersonal relations, Schools, fiction, California, fiction, Fiction, Children's fiction, Juvenile fiction, Schools, Interpersonal relations, fiction, Family life, Friendship

Description: Smitten with a new boy at school, California high school sophomore Cassie Howard spends months trying desperately to win him over before she finally regains some perspective.