How I Fall Author:Anne Eliot What if the one person you can't stop thinking about... ...can't stop thinking about you? *CAM LIKES ELLEN * What if during one long day you failed at everything because you met this glitter-crazed new girl who practically ruins your life? Worse, she insists you and your secret crush become best friends?with her?!! Only you don?t have time to be... more » friends with insane people, and you think your crush might need to stay the way it?s always been: Distant. Impossible. In your head. This is because you have problems and secrets a crush would never understand. ELLEN LIKES CAM * CAM LIKES ELLEN * What if the one person you can't stop thinking about... ...can't stop thinking about you? *CAM LIKES ELLEN * What if during one long day you failed at everything because you met this glitter-crazed new girl who practically ruins your life? Worse, she insists you and your secret crush become best friends?with her?!! Only you don?t have time to be friends with insane people, and you think your crush might need to stay the way it?s always been: Distant. Impossible. In your head. This is because you have problems and secrets a crush would never understand. *ELLEN LIKES CAM * But what if the three of you wind up assigned to a group photography project, and rumors are already circling about the new girl being ridiculous? You know she?s nice but very alone, so you convince your crush to help protect the new girl. Working on the project suddenly makes hanging out, texting, talking?and even high school?seem completely normal when it?s anything but. ELLEN LIKES CAM * CAM LIKES ELLEN * What if you fall for each other just enough to kiss?and it?s perfect? You tell secrets and make the kind of promises that might be impossible to keep when you?re only sixteen. Which is why, long before it all falls apart, you already knew nothing this beautiful could have been meant to be yours for long. But what if? ------------ EDITORIAL/LIBRARY DESCRIPTION ------------ (Note, possible spoilers) Young Adult Contemporary Teen Romance, set in small town Canada. Sweet and suitable for middle school as well as high school aged teens and above covers social skills, facts of life, friendship self esteem, bullying and a diverse character living with a disability and insecurities as they discover first love. How I Fall, ages 12 and above. Ellen Foster grew up falling all over town because she was born with mild Cerebral Palsy, but she never let CP stop her. Junior year of high school has been perfect so far. Though she struggles to hide her CP symptoms, she?s finally ?fall-free? and finished with wheelchairs, canes and crutches. She now wants to win a photography contest that could get her into a summer-long, residential scholarship program at the Western Ontario Arts School in Toronto. When Ellen's photo project is grouped with a crazy new Irish girl and the hottest guy ever born in Canada --all because the teacher thinks Ellen has limitations-- Ellen?s furious. CP doesn?t mean she needs help. Cam Campbell is cute, but how will an empty-headed jock be an asset to her goals? Worse, the Irish girl has zero life skills, a body glitter addiction and she?s already proved to be dangerous! It doesn?t take long for the Irish girl to become a new best friend, and Ellen quickly realizes that Cam is anything but dumb. He?s a talented photographer and her key to winning the contest! As they work on the project together, Ellen discovers Cam?s had a crush on her for a long time. Cam wants nothing to do with football but can?t quit because his father is not the kind of person anyone?especially Cam?has ever denied. As Cam and Ellen fall in love they trade promises, share hopes and dreams. Cam?s father tries to break them apart and Cam finally finds his voice, but he's caught in an accident that takes away all that Ellen?s ever wanted. The entire town is left reeling with shock and Cam and Ellen are wondering if they were ever truly meant to be.« less