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Reading level:  Young Adult Hardcover:  224 pages Publisher:  HarperTeen; 1 edition (May 11, 2010) Summary:   My New Year's resolution: I'm moving on from everything that's happened. I'm not going to talk about it, think about it, let the memory pounce upon me like a waiting tiger, nothing. All Sophie wants to do is forget. But it's not easy now that everything's changed. The house feels too big, school drags on for too long, lights are too bright, the room spins, and her hands get sweaty for no reason. And she can't remember why she was ever best friends with Abigail, who is obsessed with parties and boys. Only the new girl, Rosa-Leigh, with her prose poems and utter confidence, might understand. But talking to her seems impossible. Lost in memories of the life she once had, Sophie retreats into herself. But there's only so long she can keep everything bottled up inside before she explodes. Maybe by confronting the tragedy of her past she'll ...

If it's Tuesday that means it is time to pick our teasers.  Teaser Tuesdays is a weekly event hosted by MizB of   ShouldBeReading . Meghan is reading Rising Shadow by Jacquelyn Wheeler. "You are a Scout," he answered. "Your vision and hearing will become very acute, so you will be an excellent information gatherer."  (From page 93.) Caitlin is reading Lost For Words by Alice Kuipers. "I suddenly realized she was only coming to make up because she felt bad for me. A sympathy apology, not a real one."  (From page 114, ARC edition.) Laurie is reading Hunger by Jackie Morse Kessler. "And yet, as Lisbeth Lewis opened the door and saw the black horse gaze upon her, she was grinning. Not caring that she wasn't wearing shoes or a jacket, she slowly approached her steed." (From page 129, ARC edition.)