Five friends. Nick the golden boy, Celia the beautiful, Sean the thinker, Allie the wild, Meg the brave. Brand-new Redwood High holds a different promise for each of them. Celia could be popular for the first time in her life—if she stops being Allie's friend. Nick could be a campus star—but only if he plays by someone else's rules...rules that don't include Sean. Meg has a chance to be a leader...and to be passed over by the boy she loves. Together, they could have faced anything. But after freshman year, they may never be together again.

Five friends. Nick the golden boy, Celia the beautiful, Sean the thinker, Allie the wild, Meg the brave. Celia flirts outrageously with Redwood High's #1 b-ball star. She's not really using him...she's just trying to get ahead. Meg's got a new guy, too. So what if Nick thinks he's too wild for her? Nick doesn't know everything about Meg. He doesn't know everything about his buddy Sean, either. Sean sees more than people think he does—especially about what's happening between L.P. and Allie. When five friends make it this far together, why should sophomore year tear them apart?

Nick, Sean, Celia, Allie, and Meg, all have doubts about dating and their future goals

Five friends. Nick the golden boy, Celia the beautiful, Sean the thinker, Allie the wild, Meg the brave. Meg and Nick have stayed away from each other for four years. Finally they want to be together...and someone's stopping them. Celia and Allie are trying to be friends again. But they both have a date for the prom—with the same guy. Sean is a BMOC and valedictorian, yet he still wants revenge for freshman year. In high school they lost some hopes, some dreams, some fears. Now they have to hold on to the one thing they've got left—each other.