Just Listen by Sarah Dessen

This is a fantastic YA title from one of the premiere YA authors today. In this title, Dessen weaves in alienation, teenage pressure, a crime, family complications, the origins of love and a lot more into this title.

Dessen's writing is fresh and real, and she doesn't dance around the serious issues in teen lives today - instead, she faces them headon, while still capturing the voice of YAs.

Highly recommended!