Garden, N. (1982).  Annie on my mind.  NY:  FSG  After Annie and Liza meet, they exchange numbers.  What begins as an innocent friendship, turns into something more that both girls did not want to admit was happening.  Consequently, the fear of being outcasted and ridiculed, transforms their “friendship” into something secretive that remains unexposed (though often hinted to some people).  In the end, an opportunity to be together shifts the storyline that forces the girls to reveal their true “identity" and puts at stake the job of two their teachers.  In concussion, the consequence of guilt forces their lives to take separate paths.  As a reader, I felt I was reading not the edge.  The plot takes you through a very traditional aspect of friendship, but slowly begins to take a different approach that to many people might be considered taboo.  This is definitely a book that must be carefully selected and used as a selection reading or made available to a library.  My suggestion is that the book is targeted to adult/student readers ranging from 14-18 years old. Criteria: The main characters in the story have a conflict within themselves.  Furthermore, the book also possesses a very important topic that reflects how teenagers and other people of all ages can be feeling.  A lesson or theme to learned is being true to yourself and having courage to speak up.