Friction (Richard Jackson Books (Simon Pulse))

A fast paced page-turner dramatizing the trails and tribulations of being a teenager in the new millennium. The story centers around Alex, a teenager with a first boyfriend, Tim, and a first mega-crush on her teacher, Simon. Things go from complicated to terrible when a new student enters the picture, Stacey, ultra-cool with her secret past, gleaming hair, tongue ring, and wise beyond her years in all the wrong ways persona. She's hot for the teach too, and more than willing to start the rumors flying about a student/teacher relationship between Alex and Simon that's rated X. As the muck and mire fly even Alex begins to wonder what's real, and what's not, what's true, and what's not, what's right, and what's wrong? And what of the horrific truth of Stacy, and what's really happening behind closed doors at home? Ms. Frank is an Award winning writer and an active social worker who knows the high school beat, and how to spin a gripping novel. This was her third work, coming after 'Life Is Funny' and 'America'.