"Stay" by Deb Caletti

Clara Pea's what her father likes to call her. She seems like such an easy going girl, but she has secrets. Lots of them. Including the secret where she finds that the boy she is "falling in love with", named Christian, is obsessive. I think that Clara should have taken this hint when she saw how he kept things like old papers from when he was in fifth grade on the floor of  his closet. Clearly, he couldn't part with things easily.
Christian has low self esteem, as well as high worries that he might lose Clara. I think because of this, its when he gets paranoid about what she wears, where she looks, whether she picks up the phone the first time he calls, and just staying in contact all the time. If I were Clara, the first time Christian started to act like that, i would probably break up with him!
Also, it doesn't help that there had been a murder years back. They were a couple simply sitting at a lake, when he sliced open her throat. Clara's father has made it clear what he thinks: the boy was obsessed with the girl, the girl tried to break up with him-then BOOM. There you have yourself a dead girl. Clara's dad just doesn't want that to happen to his daughter, is all.
If only Christian would understand...

Where's My Wand? by Eric Poole

Eric Poole is a confused young man. He has been bullied his entire life. All he truly wants is to find his place.

He started out extremely religious, and believed that he had magical powers connected with God. Throughout accidents, it seemed as though Eric didn't believe in himself anymore, and didn't believe that God was on his side. I think that he was just scared to reveal anything about himself to the world. I think he was afraid people wouldn't like him. And because of this, he was bullied. The people at his school, I guess, where not used to this secrecy, therefore making fun of it.
I believe that if Eric Poole had believed in himself from the start, not even needing to believe in magic, he would have been stronger in the devastating issues in his younger years.
By the end of the book, I feel that Eric became strong in his both his beliefs, his self confidence, and his feelings about the world.

The Adventures of Tom Sawyer by Mark Twain

Tom Sawyer is always on the lookout for adventure. Whether it involves hiding in a "haunted house"  to look for buried treasure, or sightseeing a cave-lurking the biggest criminal, Tom is always there, and always ready with his best buddy, Huckleberry Finn. But of course there is a young lady who happens to come along, named Becky Thatcher, sister of Tom's good friend, Joe. Lots of drama goes on between these friends, and definitely lots of adventures.