Perceiving his world through a sense of space rather than time, Finn Easton struggles with paranoia and heartbreak while embarking on a road trip to a prospective college, where his zany friend and he become unlikely heroes.
A dramatic day in the life of a suicidal teen follows his efforts to say good-bye to the four people who matter most to him before carrying out a murder-suicide plan involving his former best friend, a process that slowly reveals his secrets and the impossible choices that must be made.
In attitude and appearance, Danielle Levine stands out even at her alternative high school, and when her scathing and sometimes raunchy English essays land her in a social skills class, she meets Daniel, another social misfit who may just break her resolve to keep everyone at arm's length.
Hiding the severity of her OCD while second guessing her every move, Samantha pretends to agree with the choices of her clique of popular girls while befriending a less stylish classmate who introduces her to a group of misfits in the poetry club with whom she feels more "normal" than she ever has ... until she finds a new reason to question her sanity and all she holds dear.
Tessa has just months to live. Fighting back against hospital visits, endless tests, drugs with excruciating side-effects, Tessa compiles a list. It's her To Do Before I Die list. And number one is Sex. Released from the constraints of 'normal' life, Tessa tastes new experiences to make her feel alive while her failing body struggles to keep up. Tessa's feelings, her relationships with her father and brother, her estranged mother, her best friend, and her new boyfriend, all are painfully crystallised in the precious weeks before Tessa's time finally runs out.
Ollie, a boy who experiences seizures if he comes in contact with electricity, and Moritz, whose weak heart is powered by an electric pacemaker, forge an unlikely friendship through letters sent from their respective world regions.
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