Handle With Care - A Novel

"Rina! Why am I notsurprised to find you here?" "Excuse me?" Of all the infiniteunsaid words out there, this is notwhat I expected her to say. I fold myarms, trying to decide if I shouldtake offense or not. She looks at me, her green eyes meetingmy own in a flash of understanding."I've been here long enough to recognizethat look on your face. Besides, itdoesn't take a rocket scientist tofigure out that something'sgoing on in your life."When Confident, popular RinaMeisels moves to Clover Hills,Massachusetts, in the middle of tenthgrade, she knows it's not going to be easy.School is the last thing on her mind,and she's perfectly content to divideher time between playing mother to heryounger siblings, trips to the hospital, andbabysitting her neighbor's adorable kids.What she doesn't expect is to meetso many girls who truly seemto want to get to know her -but Rina isn't letting herguard down so fast. She isdetermined to maintainher cool, carefree façadeat all costs. Things beginlooking u