The Dancing Meteorite — Anne Mason

This is one of the finest examples of children's science fiction. It is the story of a young girl coming to terms with being different from everyone else on her level. She is the only one since her mother has died and she is very lonely. She desperately wants to fit in, but she is emotional among people who are very repressed. Now she has a secret...if she shares her friend will pay the price...if not 2 innocent men will.