For Susie, one drink makes the summer wonderful fun. Two makes her forget her mother’s new husband. And three? She forgets all the things a nice girl should remember! Then the fun ends and the agony begins. Susie just survives from drink to drink. A bottle hidden in the bathroom; a thermos taken to work; and Buck only too willing to keep her well supplied. When life becomes unbearable, Susie desperately reaches out for help. But is it too late?

Lee is the first girl Jeff has been able to talk to. Pretty, funny and smart, Lee puts Jeff at ease. But Lee is blind. Jeff worries about what his friends will think if he dates her. “What’s it like to be blind?” Jeff wonders. After spending an amazing day in Lee’s world of darkness, he finds that he feels closer to her than he ever thought possible

Together Francesca and her sister manage to survive a mother who is rarely sober, a father who is seldom home. But resentment, anger, guilt, hopelessness still build up in Francesca. Even her new found love for Bix can't solve her problems. There has to be help somewhere. But where?

Katie can’t seem to fit in anywhere! Her mother promised she’d never remarry…until she met Ben Baxter! Her best friend, Bessie, is always talking about her great boyfriend, but will never let Katie meet him! And then there’s Robert. Katie really likes Robert but she isn’t ready to be so serious. If only he wouldn’t expect so much! At least her diet is really working. She hardly has to eat anything anymore... It’s so easy, and it’s her own private secret. Her mother is so involved in her upcoming marriage she hasn’t even noticed until the terrible accident when Katie winds up in the hospital!

Honey wishes she could have a pretty home and a mother who really cares about her. Ever since her father left them, Honey has been taking care of everything. She wishes someone would worry about her for a change. If only she had a friend she could talk to…Why does she feel so guilty about her mother? And why is she so mean to Danny when she knows how much he loves her? Suddenly Honey’s world is coming apart – her father is coming back to live with them! Can she ever forgive him?

Jody becomes frightened by her suspicions that she is going deaf and attempts to hide her problem from her family and boyfriend.