Overcome : The Story of a Girl

This is the story of a girl, Erin Mitchell, a sophomore at Davis-Buckley High, and her friends... Whitney has a crush on Erin's brother, Ian, who has had his eyes on Carrie for years, but she is suddenly infatuated with everything remotely resembling a boy, except Ian... Yep, everything is normal at Davis-Buckley High... That is, until the impossible happens. Jake Cunningham. Senior. The sculpture of hotness and everything popular, talks to Erin. Like, literally, walks up to her locker in front of everyone, looks at her - not Carrie, smiles that extremely hot-guy smile, opens his gorgeous mouth, and asks her out. Popularity, parties, the collision of new and old friends, lying to her parents, and so many more choices dictate her life and the lives of her friends. And to make matters worse, when your boyfriend is Jake Cunningham you aren't the only girl in line. "...and he won't wait forever, Erin! So, if you want to keep him, you have to learn how to play the game." After all, popularity is a key. It can unlock every door in high school. Who you date, who your friends are, and what you do with your weekend only adds to the status quo. If she can't keep up, another girl - a prettier girl - is always waiting and willing to do whatever she has to for her shot at high school stardom. When a family death takes Erin deeper into the Rockies over the Thanksgiving break, and Erin is yanked from her new life, fear sets in. If she's not there to keep Jake's attention, who is? Meanwhile, in the middle of Hickville, Clarence Colorado, she's reintroduced to her cousin, Sarah, the popular, stylish, life of the party...or, at least, she used to be before she made a choice that changed her life forever. Is what Sarah found out a year earlier the secret that can unlock Erin's future before she's crippled by her mistakes?