230 pages/Young Adult

Kiara is stuck — she can’t interact appropriately with her peers, and the adults in her life don’t understand her Asperger’s syndrome much better than she does.  So what is she to do?

Expelled from 8th grade she tries to connect with the two boys who move in to the house on her street.  Their dads share a love of music, and she can play X-Men with the younger brother for hours.  Kiara also finds she has a gift for videoing the mind-blowing tricks the neighborhood kids do on their dirtbikes.  Her videos go viral and give her a way to connect with people.  She even finds a place for her new neighbor, but is he using her?  Kiara is not completely sure.  When her videography world collides with the real world, she gets in over her head and learns there are dark secrets far worse than her condition.

This book captures the longing just about everyone has to feel like they have their place in the world.  I recommend this book to mature readers who can handle adult situations related to drugs and death as well as some inappropriate language.