Tara Altebrando

Eleven years ago, six kindergarten kids went missing, and now, just when those left behind think they have moved on, five of the six return. Scarlett discovers a mother she doesn't recognize, and truly doesn't know who she is supposed to be. She somewhat remembers Lucas, and Lucas remembers Scarlett, but none of the five can remember where they were or what happened. The sixth was Max, and his sister, Avery is determined to get to the bottom of Scarlett...

Jane, her twin brother Marcus, and their father have been on the road since her mother's departure years ago, but when they inherit a house on Coney Island, Jane not only begins to find a home, she learns much about her mother, too.

United by the requirement to take care of a mysterious, electronic cube, Eden, Eli, Marwan, and Ilanka are driven ever further apart, and disobeying the device has life-threatening consequences.

Mary, Patrick, Winter, and Dez are determined to win the unofficial Senior Week Scavenger Hunt, but throughout the afternoon and evening Mary encounters the demons she and her friends have faced as high school "also-rans," and ponders what her college and future will bring.

When East Coast native Elizabeth receives her freshman-year roommate assignment, she shoots off an e-mail to coordinate the basics: television, microwave, mini-fridge. That first note to San Franciscan Lauren sparks a series of e-mails that alters the landscape of each girl's summer--and raises questions about how two girls who are so different will ever share a dorm room. As the countdown to college begins, life at home becomes increasingly complex....