Laila Piedra doesn't drink, doesn't smoke, and definitely doesn't sneak into the 21-and-over clubs on the Lower East Side. The only sort of risk Laila enjoys is the peril she writes for the characters in her stories. But just before her graduation, Laila's creative...

Paloma High School is ordinary by anyone's standards. It has the same cliques, the same prejudices, and the same suspect cafeteria food. And like every high school, every student has something to hide whether it's Kat, the thespian who conceals her trust issues onstage,...