The Beginning of Everything (335 Pages)

Robyn Schneider has written a book that is very contemporary and will hit home with many high schoolers.  Ezra Faulkner had it all: the Captain of the tennis team, President of the Student Government and he was destined to be the homecoming king for his school, but his girlfriend  was a jerk and was cheating on him- which he discovered when he walked in on them at a party. As he rushed out of the party, he was hit by a black SUV, shattering his leg. None of the members of the tennis team visited him in the hospital, nor did his girlfriend. He was self-conscious of his limp and his dependency using a cane. But he returned to his high school and it was then he met Cassidy Thorpe. Cassidy was stunning. Her blue, blue eyes and her auburn hair set her apart from the rest of the girls. AND, she was brilliant. Ezra and Cassidy become "a couple" and join the debate team of which  Ezra's oldest friend is captain. Ezra can't believe that Cassidy falls for him, but she does, and then all of a sudden, she drops him, she leaves school, with no words for Ezra as to why. And then Ezra finds out why. This turn in the book brings everything together.