Dive — Stacey Donovan

This complex and lyrical coming-of-age novel portrays the messiness of teenage life as V learns to confront her problems.

Virginia “V” Dunn is alone when a hit-and-run accident leaves her dog, Lucky, bleeding and helpless. Suddenly, the monotony of her suburban life dissolves: Lucky is in a cast, her best friend is avoiding her, her mother's drinking is getting worse, and her father is sick with a mysterious illness. Although V is surrounded by family, she is the loneliest girl in town.

In her search for answers to life's difficult questions -- about death, friendship, family and betrayal -- V is floundering. Until she meets the captivating Jane.
 
But her new love also leads to confusion, until V realizes the only way forward is to dive in, even if it means breaking every rule.
 
Acclaimed author Stacey Donovan's thought-provoking novel, Dive is filled with the poetry, drama, and beauty of young love, and touches on the importance of finding out who you really are.