KISSING IN AMERICA, by Margo Rabb

The story: When plain girl Eva falls in love with athletic-but-sensitive Will, life is just too good to be true...for about a week, after which Will packs up and unexpectedly moves to California. Eve and best friend Annie come up with a truly epic plan for a cross country trip: Annie will compete in a reality TV show that could win her a $200,000 scholarship, and Eve will be her lifeline coach. And of course, Eve will conveniently have a chance to meet up with Will. Not surprisingly, nothing goes quite as planned...

June Cleaver's ratings: Language PG-13; Violence G; Sexual content PG-13; Nudity PG; Substance abuse PG-13; Magic & the occult G; GLBT content G; adult themes (difficult family relationships, death of a parent; grief) PG-13; overall rating PG-13.

Liz's comments: I really enjoyed this story of a smart girl and a first-time love. However! I agree with both Booklist and SLJ that it's for 9th grade and up. While there's little to object to in the content, it's just too hard a read for younger grades. (I still really liked it, though.)