Last Ride at Elysian Park

It's fall 1992, and Abby Williams is struggling at St. Dymphna's, her new school. She eats lunch alone to avoid the cafeteria's invisible rules and obvious hierarchy.

Percy Van Allen is one of those rich kids. He drives the black BMW his father paid for, but pretends he wants nothing of his father's wealth. He makes money he doesn't need selling plastic bags of pills because it's one choice he gets to make for himself.

Kira watches all the other kids coupling up and wonders what's wrong with...