Boys with Cars — Pamela Swyers

Boys with Cars is a story of friendship, love and loss. It tracks the lives of two best friends; Veronica Stanford and Adison Taylor. They meet in the third grade and form a strong bond. Veronica (Ronnie) has a drug-addicted mom who abandons her at thirteen, and a wealthy but absent dad. Adi loses her mom at the age of five to cancer. These two motherless girls grow to love and care for one another through all sorts of life events. The book shows how their lives play out as they progress through teenage angst, first loves, boys, cars, and growing up.