When We Were — Alexandra Diaz

No one messes with Whitney Blaire or her friends, which is why she can't help but let it slip that someone spotted Tara's boyfriend making out with one of the guy cheerleaders. Even after spending hours training for her marathon, down-to-earth Tara can't outrun the rumors about the boyfriend she thought was perfect. Pinkie, the rock and "Big Sister" of their inseparable group, just wants things to stay exactly the way they are… …but that's not possible when new-girl Riley arrives in school and changes everything. Suddenly Tara starts to feel things she's never felt before-for anyone-while Whitney Blaire tries to convince her that this new girl is Trouble. Meanwhile, Pinkie's world begins to crumble as she begins to suspect that the friends she depends on are not the girls she thought she knew. Can friendship survive when all the rules are broken? Previously published as OF ALL THE STUPID THINGS, this coming of age novel is a 2011 ALA Rainbow List Book and a 2011 New Mexico Book Award Finalist.