Summer Stetson lives inside a shrine to her dead sister. Eclipsed by Shannon's greatness, Summer feels like she's a constant disappointment to everyone. All that changes when she receives a special birthday gift: Shannon's diary. Is this lovestruck, mom-bashing badass the same Shannon everyone raves about? It's not exactly easy living in a shrine to your dead sister. Since birth, I've known that everyone loved Shannon. She was perfect--beautiful, smart, talented. And me? Not so much. My parents always expected me to live up to her greatness.

But I could never measure up to her, so why even try? This summer, I've started reading the journal Shannon kept just before she died . and suddenly nothing is what I thought it was. The more secrets I learn about Shannon and our family, the more everything changes. And as it turns out, facing the truth is no cakewalk, either. AGES: 12 to 18 AUTHOR: Christine Hurley Deriso is an award-winning author of three middle grade novels. She has also contributed to Ladies' Home Journal, Parents, and other national magazines.