"Told in alternating voices, when Theodore Finch and Violet Markey meet on the ledge of the bell tower at school--both teetering on the edge--it's the beginning of an unlikely relationship, a journey to discover the "natural wonders" of the state of Indiana, and two teens' desperate desire to heal and save one another"

A traumatic event near the end of the summer has a devastating effect on Melinda's freshman year in high school.

When Rafe Kane enters middle school, he teams up with his best friend, "Leo the Silent," to create a game to make school more fun by trying to break every rule in the school's code of conduct.

Brad Skinner hitchhikes to New York, newly returned from three tours in Iraq, hoping to exorise his demons and remember how to have a good time. Zou Lei, an undocumented immigrant from Central Asia, catches a bus into the city, searching for a way to get by--or at least stay out of jail. A new life may be possible if together they can survive homelessness, lockup, and the young man's nightmares, which may be more prophecy than madness.

Aspiring to be the fastest sprinter on his elite middle school's track team, gifted runner Ghost finds his goal challenged by a tragic past with a violent father.