Love is not easy for Paul. He's a sophomore at a high school like no other, and his friends include Darlene, the homecoming queen and star quarterback, Joni, his best friend who may not be his best friend anymore, Tony, his other best friend, Kyle, the ex-boyfriend who won't go away, Rip, the school bookie, and Noah, the boy who changes everything.

""Rhiannon is disappointed that her neglectful boyfriend Justin doesn't remember the one perfect day they shared, until a stranger tells her that the Justin she spent that day with, the one who made her feel like a real person... wasn't Justin at all""--

A variety of students at the same high school describe their ideas, experiences, and relationships in a series of interconnected free verse stories.

A novel told in chapters alternating between Nick and Norah, following the pair over the course of twenty-four hours that begin when Nick, seeing his ex-girlfriend walk into the club where he is performing with a new guy, asks Norah, a stranger, to pose as his girlfriend for about five minutes, only to find their feelings engaged after they share a kiss.

Although they have been friends and neighbors all their lives, straight Naomi and gay Ely find their relationship severely strained during their freshman year at New York University.