California Young Reader Medal
2006 · Young Adult · Nominee
About This Book
LaVaughn is fifteen now, and she's still fiercely determined to go to college. But that's the only thing she's sure about. Loyalty to her father bubbles up as her mother grows closer to a new man. The two girls she used to do everything with have chosen a path LaVaughn wants no part of. And then there's Jody. LaVaughn can't believe how gorgeous he is...or how confusing. He acts like he's in love with her, but is he?
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Awards
Evergreen Young Adult Book Award
2004 · Young Adult · Nominee
Iowa High School Book Award
2004 · Young Adult · Nominee
Nevada Young Readers' Award
2004 · Young Adult · Nominee
Dorothy Canfield Fisher Children's Book Award
2003 · Children's · Nominee
Sequoyah Book Award
2003 · Young Adult · Nominee
Children's Books of Distinction Award
2002 · Fiction · Nominee
Jane Addams Children's Book Award
2002 · Books for Older Children · Honor Book
Pacific Northwest Booksellers Association Award
2002 · Regional Book · Winner
Rhode Island Teen Book Award
2002 · Ages 12 & Up · Nominee
South Carolina Childrens, Junior and Young Adult Book Award
2002 · Young Adult · Nominee
Texas Lone Star Reading List
2002 · Young Adult · Commended
Michael L. Printz Award
2002 · Young Adult · Honor Book
Golden Kite
2001 · Fiction · Winner
National Book Award
2001 · Young People's Literature · Winner
Oregon Book Award
2001 · Young Readers · Winner
Carnegie Medal
2001 · Children's · Nominee
