Teen Confessions #26

A young woman named Carla suspects her boyfriend Tommy Dean may be unfaithful, so she returns to the secluded spot where they first fell in love—this time with an old flame, Gene Mizzek—hoping to catch Tommy in the arms of another girl. As her diary reveals, Carla fell hard for the charming, older real-estate salesman six weeks earlier, and despite her parents' wariness and her own misgivings, she's been sneaking around to be with him. Now, desperate to know the truth, she's willing to risk everything to face what her heart dreads most.

Debbie has harbored feelings for her childhood friend Jerry for years, but he's only ever seen her as a pal—until she decides to reinvent herself as the flashy, made-up girl she thinks will finally catch his eye. When Jerry discovers her transformation, she learns a hard lesson about being true to herself and what he's actually been looking for all along.

A teenager clashes with her suspicious parents when she's caught in an innocent kiss with a boy, but the real trouble is a crusade by a town busybody convinced her entire generation is headed for ruin. Determined to prove the adults wrong, she uncovers a clever way to show them that every generation has faced the same unfair accusations—and help her parents see their daughter for who she really is.

When Derek's father catches them together in the grape arbor, he makes his disapproval clear—and Derek's too ashamed to stand up for the girl he cares about. Determined to prove she's not holding him back, Maria rallies their friends to help Derek with his college entrance exams and show his father he's got what it takes. As Derek's prospects brighten and his father begins to see past his own expectations, the real question becomes whether everyone can let go of their doubts in time.