A Long Way from You — Gwendolyn Heasley

For too long, Kitsy has had to satisfy her dreams of becoming a real artist by giving her friends makeovers before prom. So when her best friend Corrinne's family offers to sponsor her for a summer art course in New York City, Kitsy bids a temporary good-bye to Texas to say hello to the West Village.

Between navigating the subway and the New Yorkers -- namely, the Art Boy who has a nice trick of getting under her skin -- Kitsy knows that this summer is going to be about a lot more than figure drawing.