Jumping+the+Nail+by+Eve+Bunting

//Jumping the Nail// by Eve Bunting is a strong, quick read. My eighth grade girls especially love it: a strong but sensitive female protagonist, a cute, rich boyfriend, "home-wrecking" girls at school, and traumatic peer pressure. Kids in Pacific Palisades, CA, pressure each other to jump off a cliff into the ocean. The book jacket says Eve Bunting has written over 200 books. Jeesh. (Mr. D.)