Teen-Age Confidential Confessions #22

A spoiled young woman accustomed to getting everything she wants—a luxury born from a childhood heart condition that turned her parents and brother into her willing servants—sets her sights on Ben Wicklow when she arrives at college. But Ben isn't the kind of man who bends to her whims, and Sheila discovers that her old tricks may not work on someone who refuses to play along. As she pushes harder to make him hers, the life she's built on manipulation begins to crack in ways she never expected.

Laurie Smith treasures her love for Frank Mays, the school's star athlete, until a devastating bus accident robs him of his athletic future and sends him spiraling into despair. When Frank pushes her away, Laurie must track him down and help him see that his worth—and their love—never depended on the field.

A plain girl with a crush on the new town heartthrob tries every trick in the book—glamorous makeovers, perfume, fancy clothes, even a faked ankle sprain—to finally get Jeff Thompson's attention in this 1964 confession tale. When her desperate scheme actually works and he asks her out, Connie finds herself facing an unexpected choice between her dream date and her family's real needs.