High school freshman and rising track star Cassie's body is "turning against her." She has alopecia areata; a hair loss condition. While desperate to conceal her rapidly changing appearance, Cassie must deal with a cruel, competitive teammate, her former teen model mother and her first major crush. In her quest to find a way to just fit in, this fleet-footed teen must also take a closer look at the meaning of friendship, family and forgiveness.

The last place fifteen-year-old Willow wants to spend her summer is on a run-down former coffee barge, which her aunt is converting into a floating concert hall. In Saved by the Music, Willow thinks she’s alone until she meets Axel, an older teen who lives isolated from the world on the sailboat docked nearby. An unlikely romance sparks as the two grapple with their darkest secrets and bond through shared pain and laughter. It is a summer where music must do more than just soothe the soul.

Two teens are forced to make some very grown-up decisions when one of them is diagnosed with terminal cancer, twisting them into an unpredictable nightmare. Best friends since toddlerhood, Samantha and Jesse grapple with the realization that they are actually in love. What now? Beautifully written while handling a very heavy topic, Castrovilla addresses the universal question: In a world where the worst can strike at any time, how can we ever feel safe?