All right, I admit it. When they're good, I love heartstring-tugging, coming-of-age, empowerment teen novels. And this one is very good. Virginia, the protagonist, feels out of place in her thin, perfect family and popularity-obsessed private school. After her seemingly perfect brother turns out to be not so perfect, she has to re-evaluate everything she thought about her family, herself, and the people around her. Her voice is real and moving, her journey of understanding and empowerment touching without being saccharine. Add this one to the list of favorite YA novels.